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彎腰

彎腰

See also: 弯腰

Chinese

		bend; bent	waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle
trad. (彎腰)		彎	腰
simp. (弯腰)		弯	腰

Verb

彎腰

to bend over; to stoop

Derived terms

彎腰駝背／弯腰驼背

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wānyāo

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waan¹ jiu¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vân-yêu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wānyāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uaniau
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠n⁵⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: waan¹ jiu¹
  - Yale: wāan yīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waan¹ jiu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wɑːn⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vân-yêu
  - Hakka Romanization System: van´ ieu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: van¹ yeu¹
  - IPA: /van²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯eu̯²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vân-yêu
  - Hakka Romanization System: van´ (r)ieu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: van¹ yeu¹
  - IPA: /van²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯eu̯²⁴/