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虎背熊腰. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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tiger
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learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder |
bear; to scold; to rebuke
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waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle |
| trad. (虎背熊腰)
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虎
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背
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熊
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腰
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| simp. #(虎背熊腰)
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虎
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背
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熊
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腰
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| Literally: “to have the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
虎背熊腰
- to be of stocky and imposing build
Synonyms