虎背熊腰 hǔ bèi xióng yāo broad back, strong waist

Explanation

形容人身体魁梧健壮。

Describes a person with a strong, broad physique.

Origin Story

话说梁山好汉武松，他从小习武，身强体壮，虎背熊腰，一双铁拳能打虎，一双腿能跑马，行走江湖，替天行道，惩恶扬善，威震四方。那日，武松路过景阳冈，喝了十八碗酒，醉眼朦胧，却遇上了猛虎。他凭借着过人的武艺和虎背熊腰的强健体魄，与猛虎搏斗，最终把猛虎打死，成为一段佳话。武松的虎背熊腰，不仅是他的体格特征，更是他英雄气概的象征。他那强健的体魄，是长期磨练的结果，也正是这强健的体魄，使他能够战胜猛虎，完成一系列的壮举。

huà shuō liáng shān hǎohàn wǔ sōng, tā cóng xiǎo xí wǔ, shēn qiáng tǐ zhuàng, hǔ bèi xióng yāo, yī shuāng tiě quán néng dǎ hǔ, yī shuāng tuǐ néng pǎo mǎ, xíng zǒu jiāng hú, tì tiān xíng dào, chéng è yáng shàn, wēi zhèn sì fāng. nà rì, wǔ sōng lù guò jǐng yáng gāng, hē le shí bā wǎn jiǔ, zuì yǎn méng lóng, què yù shàng le měng hǔ. tā píng jiè zhe guò rén de wǔ yì hé hǔ bèi xióng yāo de qiáng jiàn tǐ pò, yǔ měng hǔ bó dòu, zuì zhōng bǎ měng hǔ dǎ sǐ, chéng wéi yī duàn jiā huà. wǔ sōng de hǔ bèi xióng yāo, bù jǐn shì tā de tǐ gé tè zhēng, gèng shì tā yīng xióng qì gài de xiàng zhēng. tā nà qiáng jiàn de tǐ pò, shì cháng qī mó liàn de jié guǒ, yě zhèng shì zhè qiáng jiàn de tǐ pò, shǐ tā néng gòu zhàn shèng měng hǔ, wán chéng yī xì liè de zhuàng jǔ.

It is said that Wu Song, a hero of Liangshan, learned martial arts since childhood and was strong and had a broad, strong build. His iron fists could beat tigers, and his legs could outrun horses. He traveled the world, doing what is right, punishing evil and doing good, and his reputation spread far and wide. One day, Wu Song passed by Jingyanggang, drank eighteen bowls of wine, his eyes were blurry, when he encountered a fierce tiger. Relying on his superb martial arts and his strong physique, he fought the tiger and finally killed it, becoming a beautiful story. Wu Song's strong physique was not only a characteristic of his physique, but also a symbol of his heroic spirit. His strong physique was the result of long-term training, and it was this strong physique that enabled him to defeat the tiger and complete a series of feats.

Usage

作宾语、定语；形容体格健壮

zuò bīnyǔ, dìngyǔ; xiángróng tǐ gé jiànzhuàng

Used as an object and attribute; describes a strong physique.

Examples

  • 那名大力士，虎背熊腰，孔武有力。

    nà míng dà lì shì, hǔ bèi xióng yāo, kǒng wǔ yǒu lì.

    That strong man, with a broad back and a strong waist, was powerful.

  • 他虎背熊腰，一看就是个练家子。

    tā hǔ bèi xióng yāo, yī kàn jiù shì gè liàn jia zi。

    He has a strong build, obviously a martial arts practitioner.

Related Idioms

  • 熊腰虎背

  • 魁梧

Opposite Idioms

  • 弱不禁风

  • 瘦骨嶙峋