腰眼

Chinese

		waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle	eye
simp. and trad. (腰眼)		腰	眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yāoyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu¹ ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yāoyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iauyean
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: yāoyǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iauyeal
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu¹ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: yīu ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu¹ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu¹ ngan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯⁵⁵ ŋäːn¹³/

Noun

腰眼

either side of the small of the back
(figuratively) nub or heart of the matter

Synonyms

(small of the back): (Min Nan) 尾豹頭／尾豹头

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