撐腰

Chinese

		support; prop-up; to pole a boat support; prop-up; to pole a boat; to open; to overfill	waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle
trad. (撐腰)		撐	腰
simp. (撑腰)		撑	腰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chēngyāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ ㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caang¹ jiu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chēngyāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ ㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chengyao
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹-yao¹
    • Yale: chēng-yāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengiau
    • Palladius: чэнъяо (čɛnʺjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caang¹ jiu¹
    • Yale: chāang yīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaang¹ jiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cang¹ yiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

Verb

撐⫽腰 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (figurative) to back (someone); to be behind (someone) for support