中腰

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle
trad. (中腰)		中	腰
simp. #(中腰)		中	腰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngyāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngyāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongyao
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-yao¹
    • Yale: jūng-yāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongiau
    • Palladius: чжунъяо (čžunʺjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

中腰

1. (literary) middle; middle part
2. (literary) central section

Derived terms

• 半中腰 (bànzhōngyāo)