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小蛮腰

xiǎo mán yāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
slim feminine waist / willow waist (from the name of a Tang dynasty woman Xiao Man, famed for her slender waist)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5a64818521939f2c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

小蠻腰 小蛮腰 [xiao3 man2 yao1] /slim feminine waist; willow waist (from the name of a Tang dynasty woman Xiao Man, famed for her slender waist)/

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Other forms in these source records: 小蠻腰

  • 小
    xiǎo

    small / tiny / few / young

  • 蛮
    mán

    barbarian / bullying / very / quite / rough / reckless

  • 腰
    yāo

    the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch / pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)

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