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膀大腰圆

bǎng dà yāo yuándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
tall and strong / burly / beefy
Sources & editorial notes

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-760616d2e3406c2d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

膀大腰圓 膀大腰圆 [bang3 da4 yao1 yuan2] /tall and strong/burly/beefy/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 膀大腰圓

  • 膀
    bǎng

    upper arm / wing

    bàng

    used in 吊膀子[diào bàng zi]

    pāng

    puffed (swollen)

    páng

    used in 膀胱[páng guāng]

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 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)

  • 圆
    yuán

    circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.