chǔyāo
slender waist
楚腰 chǔyāo
- slender waist
- (literary) a slender waist, particularly that of a woman; refers to King Ling of the state of Chu who was known for his preference for people with small waists, leading his subjects to starve themselves
- a slender woman
- (literary) a woman with a slender or delicate figure
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- 楚灵王 chǔlíngwáng