沈腰
shěn​yāo

slender waist

  • created sense approved 沈腰 · shěn​yāo · slender waist — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沈腰

    shěn​yāo

    slender waist

    (literary) A slender or wasting waist; describes a body that has become thin or weak due to illness or old age. This term refers to the story of the scholar [[沈约|沈約|shen3 yue1]] who grew thin and whose belt became loose.

    沈 (literal) → 沈 · shěn · Shen 腰 (literal) → 腰 · yāo · waist

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