腰眼 yāoyǎn small of the back Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yāoyǎn small of the back 腰 yāo noun waist waist; the small of the back眼 yǎn noun small hole small hole; aperture; openingyāoyǎn crux of a matter 腰 yāo middle (bound form) middle part of an object, such as a mountain or a bottle眼 yǎn nounverb key point (bound form) key point; critical junction; the most important part of a text or situationyāoyǎn syncopation 腰 yāo noun waist waist; the small of the back眼 yǎn beat (bound form) weak beat in traditional Chinese opera music