腰板
yāo bǎn
Pinyin
Definition
腰板
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- waist and back
- fig. upright and still healthy
Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
一板一眼
- 1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
- 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
- 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
站着说话不腰疼
- 1 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
- 2 to be an armchair expert
- 3 to blabber on
腰缠万贯
- 1 lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
- 2 extremely wealthy
- 3 loaded
腰金衣紫
- 1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position