靠腰
kào yāo
Pinyin

Definition

靠腰
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kào yāo
  1. (lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau])
  2. (slang) (Tw) to whine
  3. shut the hell up!
  4. fuck!
  5. damn!

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yāo
  1. 1 waist
  2. 2 lower back
  3. 3 pocket
  4. 4 middle
  5. 5 loins
kào
  1. 1 to lean against or on
  2. 2 to stand by the side of
  3. 3 to come near to
  4. 4 to depend on
  5. 5 to trust
  6. 6 to fuck (vulgar)
  7. 7 traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
yī kào
  1. 1 to rely on sth (for support etc)
  2. 2 to depend on
kě kào
  1. 1 reliable
wān yāo
  1. 1 to stoop
yāo bāo
  1. 1 waist purse (old)
  2. 2 (fig.) purse
  3. 3 pocket
  4. 4 waist pack
  5. 5 fanny pack
  6. 6 bum bag
yāo wéi
  1. 1 waist measurement
  2. 2 girth
yāo dài
  1. 1 belt
yāo bù
  1. 1 waist
  2. 2 small of the back
kào pǔ
  1. 1 reliable
  2. 2 reasonable
  3. 3 probable
kào jìn
  1. 1 near
  2. 2 to approach
kào biān
  1. 1 to keep to the side
  2. 2 to pull over
  3. 3 move aside!
bù kě kào
  1. 1 unreliable
shēn lǎn yāo
  1. 1 to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
yǐ kào
  1. 1 to lean on
  2. 2 to rest against
  3. 3 to rely on
  4. 4 support
  5. 5 backing
  6. 6 back of a chair
tíng kào
  1. 1 to call at
  2. 2 to stop at
  3. 3 berth
tíng kào zhàn
  1. 1 bus or tram stop
  2. 2 intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc)
  3. 3 port of call
  4. 4 stopover
chā yāo
  1. 1 to put one's hands on one's hips
  2. 2 also written 插腰[chā yāo]
kě kào xìng
  1. 1 reliability
wā kào
  1. 1 (lit.) I cry!
  2. 2 Oh, bosh!
  3. 3 Shoot!
  4. 4 (from Taiwanese 我哭, Tai-lo pr. [goá khàu])

Idioms (9)

六亲无靠
liù qīn wú kào
  1. 1 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
  2. 2 left to one's own devices
在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
无依无靠
wú yī wú kào
  1. 1 no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own
  2. 2 orphaned
  3. 3 left to one's own devices
站着说话不腰疼
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng
  1. 1 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
  2. 2 to be an armchair expert
  3. 3 to blabber on
腰缠万贯
yāo chán wàn guàn
  1. 1 lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
  2. 2 extremely wealthy
  3. 3 loaded
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
  1. 1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
靠山吃山,靠水吃水
kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make the best use of local resources
  3. 3 to exploit one's position to advance oneself
  4. 4 to find one's niche
  5. 5 to live off the land
点头哈腰
diǎn tóu hā yāo
  1. 1 to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
  2. 2 unctuous fawning

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