小蛮腰

小蠻腰

xiǎományāo

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

广州的“小蛮腰”一到晚上就亮起五颜六色的灯光。

Guǎngzhōu de " Xiǎományāo " yí dào wǎnshang jiù liàngqǐ wǔyán-liùsè de dēngguāng.

As soon as night falls, Guangzhou's "Slim Waist" tower lights up in every color.

HSK 7-9

她每天练瑜伽，练出了小蛮腰。

Tā měitiān liàn yújiā, liànchū le xiǎományāo.

She does yoga every day and has worked her way to a slim waist.

history

From a line by the Tang poet 白居易 praising his dancer 小蛮, whose waist was as supple as a willow. The opposite figure is 水桶腰, a 'bucket waist'.

小 xiǎo

蛮 mán

腰 yāo