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腰杆子

yāo gǎn zi

3-character word Traditional 腰桿子

What 腰杆子 means

1. waist
2. small of the back
3. (fig.) backing

The characters in 腰杆子

• 腰yāothe waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)…
• 杆gǎnstick; pole; lever
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

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