strong as a bear in the hips and with a back supple as a tiger 's(hǔ bèi xióng yāo)
strong as a bear in the hips and with a back supple as a tiger 's
Hu Bei Xiong Yao, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ǔ B è IXI ó ngy ā o, which means that the back is as broad as a tiger and the waist is as strong as a bear. It is used to describe a person's strong body. It's from "flying knife vs. arrow.".
Analysis of Idioms
A bear's back and a tiger's back
The origin of Idioms
"This guy is a hero. He's a dog with a donkey's back. Oh, he's a tiger with a bear's back."
Idiom usage
He is strong in physique. example one face is as heavy as jujube, and the other is as gold. They are all very beautiful. (Chapter 95 of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty)
Chinese PinYin : hǔ bèi xióng yāo
strong as a bear in the hips and with a back supple as a tiger 's
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an author 's works destined for posterity
an author 's works destined for posterity. míng shān shì yè
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be in the centre of the axle -- hold an important official post
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piled-up tiles and coiled ropes—redundant words
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