挺起腰板兒
tǐng​qǐ​yāo​bǎn​r

to straighten one's back

  • created sense approved 挺起腰板儿/挺起腰板兒 · tǐng​qǐ​yāo​bǎn​r · to straighten one's back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挺起腰板儿 / 挺起腰板兒

    tǐng​qǐ​yāo​bǎn​r

    to straighten one's back

    To straighten the body or stiffen the spine; figuratively, to stand up for oneself or live with dignity.

    挺起, 腰板儿

    挺 (literal) → 挺 · tǐng · to straighten 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · up 腰板儿 (literal) → 腰板儿/腰板兒 · yāo​bǎn​r · waist and back

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense