蜂腰 (fēngyāo): wasp waist

Meanings

1 wasp waist
2 slender waist (beauty term)

Characters

蜂

Examples

她的蜂腰让所有礼服都穿出效果。

Tā de fēngyāo ràng suǒyǒu lǐfú dōu chuān chū xiàoguǒ.

Her wasp waist makes any gown look great.

古代以蜂腰为美。

Gǔdài yǐ fēngyāo wéi měi.

In ancient times a wasp waist was considered beautiful.

Tips

memory

Named for the bee/wasp's narrow middle section (蜂 = bee). The companion idiom 蜂腰削背 literally 'bee waist and sloped back' describes a classic willowy figure.

Stroke Order

蜂 fēng

腰 yāo

Related Words

杨柳腰 yángliǔyāo

willow waist / slender and supple waist (literary, of a woman)

细腰 xìyāo

slender waist / thin waist (fig. a beautiful woman)

蜂 fēng #7,303

bee; wasp; hornet / swarm (in compounds)

赤眼蜂 chìyǎnfēng

Trichogramma (parasitic wasp genus) / tiny wasp whose larvae parasitize insect eggs; widely released as a biological pest-control agent

安能摧眉折腰事权贵 ānnéngcuīméizhéyāoshìquánguì

how could I bow my brow and bend my waist to serve the powerful? / (fig.) a defiant refusal to grovel before authority; uncompromising integrity / (lit.) how-can crush-brow bend-waist serve power-nobility

水桶腰 shuǐtǒngyāo

bucket waist / thick, shapeless waist / no waistline

腰 yāo HSK 4 #4,087

waist / lower back

蜂蜜 fēngmì HSK 7 #7,340

honey

腰部 yāobù #12,974

waist / small of the back / waist area

腰身 yāoshēn #32,663

waist / waistline / figure (waist measurement of a garment or body)