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Jyutping jiu1
Pinyin yāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. waist
  2. lower back
  3. pocket
  4. middle
  5. loins
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. waist/lower back/pocket/middle/loins/kidney
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    人​嘅​肋骨​之下​、​屁股​之上
    waist
    • 低腰
      低腰
      dai1 jiu1
      low-waisted
    • 腰骨
      腰骨
      jiu1 gwat1
      backbone; spine
    • 琴日做嘢拉到條腰。
      琴日做嘢拉到条腰。
      kam4 jat6 zou6 je5 laai1 dou2 tiu4 jiu1.
      I work and hurt my waist yesterday.
    • 使唔使幫你揼下條腰?
      使唔使帮你揼下条腰?
      sai2 m4 sai2 bong1 nei5 dap6 haa5 tiu4 jiu1?
      Do you want a massage for the waist?
  2. 名詞
    動​物​嘅​腎​,​作為​食物​時​嘅​名​稱
    (of an animal) kidney
    • 豬腰
      猪腰
      zyu1 jiu1
      pig's kidney
    • 麻油腰花
      麻油腰花
      maa4 jau4 jiu1 faa1
      cooked pig's kidney with sesame oil and wolfberry
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    kidney; edible animal kidney
  2. character
    middle part
  3. character
    waist of clothes
  4. character
    waist (Classifier: 條/条 c)
  5. character
    purse; pockets
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. waist
  2. kidney
  3. Cangjie Input
    BMWV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #857
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #255
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #422
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他的体形生得很匀称!肩膀宽,腰身窄,肚子又没凸出来。
    他的體形生得很勻稱!肩膀寬,腰身窄,肚子又沒凸出來。
    tā de tǐ xíng shēng de hěn yún chèn ! jiān bǎng kuān , yāo shēn zhǎi , dù zi yòu méi tū chū lái 。
    • His body type is born balanced! Wide shoulders, slim waist, belly not popping outwards.
  2. Mandarin
    他从腰部到膝盖都湿了。
    他從腰部到膝蓋都濕了。
    tā cóng yāo bù dào xī gài dōu shī le 。
    • He got wet from the waist to the knees.
  3. Mandarin
    猫弓起背,伸了个懒腰。
    貓弓起背,伸了個懶腰。
    māo gōng qǐ bèi , shēn le gè lǎn yāo 。
    • The cat arched its back and stretched itself.
  4. Mandarin
    我们爬到了半山腰。
    我們爬到了半山腰。
    wǒ men pá dào liǎo bàn shān yāo 。
    • We went halfway up the mountain.
  5. Mandarin
    你认为汤姆的腰围是多少?
    你認為湯姆的腰圍是多少?
    nǐ rèn wéi tāng mǔ de yāo wéi shì duō shǎo ?
    • What do you think Tom's waist size is?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    部分长者腰力变差,腰部好容易受伤。
    部分長者腰力變差,腰部好容易受傷。
    bou6 fan6 zoeng2 ze2 jiu1 lik6 bin3 caa1, jiu1 bou6 hou2 jung4 ji6 sau6 soeng1.
    • The waists of some seniors weaken and thus hurt easily.
  2. Cantonese
    而家啲学生书包太重,好多孭到腰骨痛。
    而家啲學生書包太重,好多孭到腰骨痛。
    ji4 gaa1 di1 hok6 saang1 syu1 baau1 taai3 cung5, hou2 do1 me1 dou3 jiu1 gwat1 tung3.
    • School bags are too heavy for students nowadays. Many of them suffer from back pain from carrying their bags.
  3. Cantonese
    你冇腰骨㗎?成日凭住道门企。
    你冇腰骨㗎?成日憑住道門企。
    nei5 mou5 jiu1 gwat1 gaa4 seng4 jat6 bang6 zyu6 dou6 mun4 kei5
    • Do you have no spine? Why are you always leaning against the door?
  4. Cantonese
    长发及腰
    長髮及腰
    coeng4 faat3 kap6 jiu1
    • long hair to the waist
  5. Cantonese
    腰围
    腰圍
    jiu1 wai4
    • waistline
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    腰果眼
    腰果眼
  2. Cantonese
    老师叉起条腰教我哋做运动(??)
    老師叉起條腰教我哋做運動(??)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    噉就俾手摸吓佢背脊个女人嘅腰骨就直哓即时多谢上帝
    噉就俾手摸吓佢背脊个女人嘅腰骨就直哓即时多谢上帝
    gam2 zau6 bei2 sau2 mo2 haa5 keoi5 bui3 zek3 go3 neoi5 jan2 ge3 jiu1 gwat1 zau6 zik6 hiu1 zik1 si4 do1 ze6 soeng6 dai3
    • He then touched her with his hands, and her back grew straight, and she began to praise God.
  2. Mandarin
    弯腰
    彎腰
    wān yāo
    • to bend over
  3. Cantonese
    扭嚫条腰
    扭嚫條腰
    nau2 can1 tiu4 jiu1
    • sprained my back
  4. Cantonese
    挺起条腰/挺起条腰
    挺起條腰/挺起条腰
    ― ting5 hei2 tiu4 jiu1
    • X
  5. Mandarin
    秋来应瘦尽,偏自着腰身。
    秋來應瘦盡,偏自着腰身。
    qiū lái yīng shòu jìn , piān zì zhù yāo shēn .
    • X