细腰
xì yāo
slender waist; fig. pretty woman; mortise and tenon joint on a coffin
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Related words
- 卯榫mǎo sǔnmortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)
- 亭亭玉立tíng tíng yù lìslender and elegant (of a woman)
- 婧jìng(of woman) slender
- 水蛇腰shuǐ shé yāoslender and supple waist
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细腰 (xì yāo) means "slender waist; fig. pretty woman; mortise and tenon joint on a coffin" in Chinese.
细腰 is pronounced "xì yāo" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.
细腰 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
细腰 is made up of the characters 细, 腰. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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