水蛇腰

Chinese

		water snake; snake	waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle
trad. (水蛇腰)		水蛇	腰
simp. #(水蛇腰)		水蛇	腰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǐshéyāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² se⁴ jiu¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chúi-chôa-io
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xyei³ she² iau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐshéyāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuěishéyao
    • Wade–Giles: shui³-shê²-yao¹
    • Yale: shwěi-shé-yāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeisheriau
    • Palladius: шуйшэяо (šujšɛjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi² se⁴ jiu¹
    • Yale: séui sèh yīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey² se⁴ jiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu² sé⁴ yiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ sɛː²¹ jiːu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chúi-chôa-io
    • Tâi-lô: tsuí-tsuâ-io
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuyzoa'ioy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua²⁴⁻²² io⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sua²⁴⁻²² io³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua¹³⁻²² io⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua²⁴⁻¹¹ io⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua²³⁻³³ iɤ⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: xyei³ she² iau¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹ ʂɤ̞¹³ i̯ɒu̯³³/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹ sɤ̞¹³ i̯ɒu̯³³/

Noun

水蛇腰

1. (figuratively, chiefly of women) slim waist