腰斩 腰斬
腰斩 腰斬 yāo zhǎn ㄧㄠ ㄓㄢˇ jiu1 zaam2
- to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)
- to cut sth in half
- to reduce sth by a dramatic margin
- to terminate
- to cut short
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腰
- 弯腰 彎腰 wān yāo ㄨㄢ ㄧㄠ waan1 jiu1 to stoop
- 撑腰 撐腰 chēng yāo ㄔㄥ ㄧㄠ caang1 jiu1 to support
- 下腰 xià yāo ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠ haa6 jiu1 (gymnastics) to do a bridge
- 仗腰 zhàng yāo ㄓㄤˋ ㄧㄠ zoeng6 jiu1 to back sb up
- 前腰 qián yāo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄠ cin4 jiu1 (soccer) attacking midfield; attacking midfielder role
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- 半腰 bàn yāo ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄠ bun3 jiu1 middle
- 叉腰 chā yāo ㄔㄚ ㄧㄠ caa1 jiu1 to put one's hands on one's hips
- 哈腰 hā yāo ㄏㄚ ㄧㄠ haa1 jiu1 to bend
- 围腰 圍腰 wéi yāo ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄠ wai4 jiu1 apron
- 山腰 shān yāo ㄕㄢ ㄧㄠ saan1 jiu1 the mid-slope of a mountain
- 弓腰 gōng yāo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄠ gung1 jiu1 to bow
- 后腰 後腰 hòu yāo ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄠ hau6 jiu1 lower back
- 懒腰 懶腰 lǎn yāo ㄌㄢˇ ㄧㄠ laan5 jiu1 a stretch (of one's body)
- 扭腰 niǔ yāo ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄠ nau2 jiu1 to sway one's hips
- 折腰 zhé yāo ㄓㄜˊ ㄧㄠ zit3 jiu1 to bend at the waist; to bow
- 挺腰 tǐng yāo ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄠ ting5 jiu1 to straighten one's back
- 插腰 chā yāo ㄔㄚ ㄧㄠ caap3 jiu1 variant of 叉腰
- 搭腰 dā yāo ㄉㄚ ㄧㄠ daap3 jiu1 harness pad (on draft animal)
- 拦腰 攔腰 lán yāo ㄌㄢˊ ㄧㄠ laan4 jiu1 (hitting) squarely in the middle
- 书腰 書腰 shū yāo ㄕㄨ ㄧㄠ syu1 jiu1 (Tw) (publishing) belly band (paper sash around a book, outside the dust jacket)
斩 斬
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 斩新 斬新 zhǎn xīn ㄓㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ zaam2 san1 variant of 崭新
- 斩断 斬斷 zhǎn duàn ㄓㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zaam2 tyun5 to cut off
- 斩杀 斬殺 zhǎn shā ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄚ zaam2 saat3 to behead
- 斩获 斬獲 zhǎn huò ㄓㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zaam2 wok6 to kill or capture (in battle)
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- 斩眼 斬眼 zhǎn yǎn ㄓㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ zaam2 ngaan5 to blink (literary)
- 斩首 斬首 zhǎn shǒu ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇ zaam2 sau2 to behead; to decapitate
- 斩杀线 斬殺線 zhǎn shā xiàn ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zaam2 saat3 sin3 (gaming) kill threshold; the critical health point cutoff at which an enemy can be finished off immediately
- 白斩鸡 白斬雞 bái zhǎn jī ㄅㄞˊ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧ baak6 zaam2 gai1 Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
- 先斩后奏 先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄗㄡˋ sin1 zaam2 hau6 zau3 lit. execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)
- 披荆斩棘 披荊斬棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1 lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
- 斩钉截铁 斬釘截鐵 zhǎn dīng jié tiě ㄓㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ zaam2 deng1 zit6 tit3 lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
- 斩首行动 斬首行動 zhǎn shǒu xíng dòng ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zaam2 sau2 hang4 dung6 (military) decapitation strike
- 满门抄斩 滿門抄斬 mǎn mén chāo zhǎn ㄇㄢˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄔㄠ ㄓㄢˇ mun5 mun4 caau1 zaam2 to execute the whole family and confiscate their property
- 过关斩将 過關斬將 guò guān zhǎn jiàng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ gwo3 gwaan1 zaam2 zoeng3 to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 过五关斩六将)
Idioms with these characters
- 点头哈腰 點頭哈腰 diǎn tóu hā yāo ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄚ ㄧㄠ dim2 tau4 haa1 jiu1 to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
- 腰缠万贯 腰纏萬貫 yāo chán wàn guàn ㄧㄠ ㄔㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ jiu1 cin4 maan6 gun3 lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
- 腰金衣紫 yāo jīn yī zǐ ㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧ ㄗˇ jiu1 gam1 ji1 zi2 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
- 过关斩将 過關斬將 guò guān zhǎn jiàng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ gwo3 gwaan1 zaam2 zoeng3 to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 过五关斩六将)
- 披荆斩棘 披荊斬棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1 lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
- 先斩后奏 先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄗㄡˋ sin1 zaam2 hau6 zau3 lit. execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)