腰 (jiu1) — waist; small of the back; kidney in Cantonese
jiuˉ¹腰Mandarin Pinyin: yao1
Meaning of 腰
nounwaist; small of the back; kidney
nounmiddle (of mountain, tree, etc)
nounpocket; purse; wallet
Example Sentences with 腰
tiuˎ₄條jiuˉ¹腰jamˉ¹陰jamˉ¹陰tung3.痛。
My lower back has a dull ache.
tiuˎ₄條jiuˉ¹腰houˊ²好soeng1.傷。
My back hurts a lot.
tiuˎ₄條jiuˉ¹腰tingˏ₅挺zatˉ¹直diˉ¹啲
Straighten your waist a bit.
ngoˏ₅我zingˊ²整canˉ¹親jiuˉ¹腰。
I hurt my back.
keoiˏ₅佢tiuˎ₄條jiuˉ¹腰houˊ²好jau˗₃幼
He has a slender waist.
Words Containing 腰
水蛇腰seoi2 se4 jiu1
waist slightly bent; slender and supple waist; lithe body; feminine pose
束腰cuk1 jiu1
girdle
小蠻腰siu2 maan4 jiu1
a slim waist
腰圍jiu1 wai4
waistline; waist measurement; girth (of a body, trunk)
豬腰zyu1 jiu1
pig kidney; pork kidney
攤攤腰taan1 taan1 jiu1
totally exhausted; very tiring; completely defeated
腰痛jiu1 tung3
lumbago; lumbodynia; Lower back pain
拗腰aau2 jiu1
to stoop
腰果jiu1 gwo2
cashew nut
濕腰sap1 jiu1
a wet nurse
腰子jiu1 zi2
kidney (of body)
纏腰蛇丹cin4 jiu1 se4 daan1
girdling snake cinnabar
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