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Helping you learn Chinese for free is our aim. This idiom and proverb series offers phrases with great depth and versatility. Let’s look at 「虎背熊腰」 and how to use it.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「虎背熊腰」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

Used to describe a person who is tall and strong.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hǔ bèi xióng yāo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fu2 bui3 hung4 yiu1

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.