Word information
Simplified拦腰
Traditional攔腰
Pinyinlán yāo
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Chinese word dictionary
拦腰
lán yāo · (hitting) squarely in the middle; (slicing) across the middle; to hold by the waist
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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)
拦lánto block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
掏腰包tāoyāobāoto dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill
阻拦zǔlánto stop; to obstruct