罗圈腿 (luó quān tuǐ) — bowlegs, bandy legs (condition where the legs curve outward at the knees)
Definition
Literally "coil-leg," the colloquial term for bowlegs — a medical/physical condition where the knees curve outward. Distinct from O型腿 (medical/clinical label for the same condition) and X型腿 (knock-knees, the opposite shape).
noun
bowlegsbandy legs (condition where the legs curve outward at the knees)
Examples
- 罗圈腿，。Tā cóng xiǎo jiù yǒu diǎn r luó quān tuǐ, zǒu lù shí hěn míng xiǎn.He has had slight bowlegs since childhood, and it's very noticeable when he walks.
- 罗圈腿。Yī shēng shuō xiǎo hái zi de luó quān tuǐ dà duō néng zì rán jiǎo zhèng.The doctor said that most children's bowlegs can correct themselves naturally.
- 罗圈腿，。Nà ge lǎo rén yīn wèi yán zhòng de luó quān tuǐ, zǒu lù xū yào guǎi zhàng.That elderly person needs a cane to walk because of severe bowlegs.
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