gǒng​jiān​suō​bèi

to hunch one's shoulders and back

  • created sense approved 拱肩缩背/拱肩縮背 · gǒng​jiān​suō​bèi · to hunch one's shoulders and back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拱肩缩背 / 拱肩縮背

    gǒng​jiān​suō​bèi

    to hunch one's shoulders and back

    to hunch one's shoulders and bend one's back, often used to describe a person who is shivering from cold, aging, or in poor health

    拱 (literal) → 拱 · gǒng · to arch 肩 (literal) → 肩 · jiān · shoulder 缩 (literal) → 缩/縮 · suō · to pull back 背 (literal) → 背 · bèi · back

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