蜂腰

fēngyāo

noun

Meanings

1 wasp waist
2 slender waist (beauty term)

Characters

Examples

她的蜂腰让所有礼服都穿出效果。

Tā de fēngyāo ràng suǒyǒu lǐfú dōu chuānchū 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