熊腰虎背
熊腰虎背
xióng yāo hǔ bèi
waist of a bear and back of a tiger; tough and stocky build
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- waist of a bear and back of a tiger
- tough and stocky build
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Related Words
虎背熊腰(hǔ bèi xióng yāo)— back of a tiger and waist of a bear
→前门打虎，后门打狼(qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng)— to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
→前门拒虎，后门进狼(qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng)— to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
→三围(sān wéi)— BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸圍|胸围[xiong1 wei2], waist 腰圍|腰围[yao1 wei2] and hip 臀圍|臀围[tun2 wei2]
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