粵

彎waan1腰jiu1

simp弯腰
waan1 jiu1wān yāo

English

  1. to stoop
  2. to bend one's waist; to bend down

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 以腰作為一個分界線,將身體上半部份向前移,通常唔超過九十度

Examples

  • 他背疼,不能弯腰。

    He has back pain, he can't bend over.

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  • 小明跌咗支筆落地下,所以要彎腰去執。

    Siu-ming dropped his pen on the floor, so he has to bend down in order to pick it up.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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