虎背熊腰 in English hu3 bei4 xiong2 yao1 Meaning

Meanings

• back of a tiger and waist of a bear
• tough and stocky build

Pinyin

hu3 bei4 xiong2 yao1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

虎hu3tiger 背bei4variant of 背[bei1] 熊xiong2surname Xiong 腰yao1waist