yāo​yǎn

small of the back

  • created reference approved 腰眼 → 掣眼 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    腰眼 yāo​yǎn

    掣眼 chè​yǎn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 腰眼 → 侧眼/側眼 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    腰眼 yāo​yǎn

    侧眼 / 側眼 cè​yǎn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 腰眼 · yāo​yǎn · small of the back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    腰眼

    yāo​yǎn

    small of the back

    The depressions on either side of the spine in the lower back area.

    腰 (literal) → 腰 · yāo · waist 眼 (literal) → 眼 · yǎn · small hole

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 腰眼 · yāo​yǎn · crux of a matter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    腰眼

    yāo​yǎn

    crux of a matter

    A vital point or the nub of a problem; the most critical part of an issue.

    腰 (literal) → 腰 · yāo · middle 眼 (literal) → 眼 · yǎn · key point

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 腰眼 · yāo​yǎn · syncopation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    腰眼

    yāo​yǎn

    syncopation

    In traditional music, a note that begins half a beat after the main beat.

    腰 (literal) → 腰 · yāo · waist 眼 (literal) → 眼 · yǎn · beat

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

    created sense