腰杆 (yāo gān) — lower back, waist (body part); backing, support (figurative, often in 腰杆子硬)

Définition

Literally 'lower back/waist,' but figuratively it means the backing or confidence a person stands on — used in 腰杆子硬 to say someone has strong support and stands firm.

noun
lower backwaist (body part)backingsupport (figurative, often in 腰杆子硬)

Exemples

  • 腰杆
    Tā nián jì dà le, yāo gān jiàn jiàn wān le xià qù.
    He is old, and his lower back has gradually bent down.
  • 腰杆
    Yǒu gōng sī zuò hòu dùn, tā de yāo gān gèng yìng le.
    With the company as his backing, his support is stronger.
  • 腰杆
    Zuò rén yào yāo gān tǐng zhí, bù bēi bú kàng.
    One should hold one's back straight and be neither humble nor arrogant.

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