哈腰

哈腰

Chinese

		onomatopoeic representation of laughter	waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle
simp. and trad. (哈腰)		哈	腰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hāyāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄚ ㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹ jiu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hāyāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄚ ㄧㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haiau
    • IPA ^(key): /xä⁵⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa¹ jiu¹
    • Yale: hā yīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹ jiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha¹ yiu¹
    • IPA ^(key): /häː⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

Verb

哈腰

1. (colloquial) to stoop; to bend over
2. (colloquial) to bow slightly

Synonyms

• (to stoop): 哈腰 (hāyāo); (Min Nan) 揞腰

Derived terms

點頭哈腰／点头哈腰 (diǎntóuhāyāo)