水桶腰

shuǐtǒngyāo

noun

Meanings

1 bucket waist
2 thick, shapeless waist
3 no waistline

Characters

Examples

生完孩子后，她担心自己变成水桶腰。

Shēng wán háizi hòu, tā dānxīn zìjǐ biànchéng shuǐtǒngyāo.

After giving birth, she worried about ending up with a bucket waist.

久坐不动容易形成水桶腰。

Jiǔ zuò bú dòng róngyì xíngchéng shuǐtǒngyāo.

Sitting for long periods easily leads to a thick, shapeless waist.

Tips

memory

Picture a cylindrical water bucket (水桶) — straight down from chest to hip, no taper. Contrast with 蜂腰 (bee waist) and 小蛮腰 (slender waist) for the valued tapered shape.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

桶 tǒng

腰 yāo