歪腰

歪腰

Chinese

		askew	waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle
simp. and trad. (歪腰)		歪	腰

Etymology

Originally Min Nan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wāiyāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞ ㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wāiyāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞ ㄧㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uaiiau
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Verb

歪腰

1. (neologism, chiefly Taiwan) to bend one's waist (as one is laughing too much, is overwhelmed by something, etc.)