We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「蜂腰削背」, with its explanation below.
Discover the idiom 「蜂腰削背」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Thin waist and narrow back. Describes a person who is light and handsome. Same as “bee waist and monkey back”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fēng yāo xuē bèi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fung1 yiu1 seuk3 bui3
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