Bee's back and ape's back
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is f ē ngy ā oyu á Nb è I, which means thin waist and narrow back. Light and handsome. From a dream of Red Mansions,
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 49 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "a bow tie is tightly tied around the waist, a long spike and five color palace tapestry is tightly tied around the waist, and deer skin boots are also worn at the foot: the more the bee waist and ape back, the more the crane is like."
Analysis of Idioms
A bee's back
Idiom usage
As an object, attribute, adverbial; mostly used for women
Chinese PinYin : fēng yāo yuán bèi
Bee's back and ape's back
Every injustice has its head, and every debt has its owner. yuān gè yǒu tóu,zhai gè yǒu zhǔ
not have enough for food and clothing. quē yī shǎo shí