hunch one 's shoulders and bow one 's back
hunch one 's shoulders and bow one 's back
Arched shoulders and hunched back, a Chinese word, is used to describe aging or unhealthy posture, which comes from a dream of Red Mansions.
Spandrel: shoulders up. He shrugged his shoulders and bent his waist. Describes aging or unhealthy posture.
[source] Chapter 51 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "he is the only one who wears those old leather clothes and shows his back more and more. It's very pitiful to see him!"
[example] Ji Xiantang can't help laughing when he sees that he's swinging. The 18th chapter of biography of heroes and heroines by Wen Kang in Qing Dynasty
It is used as an attribute to describe senility
hunch one 's shoulders and bow one 's back
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3.Cut off one's share to heal one's family
Cut off one's share to heal one's family - gē gǔ liáo qīn
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5.good people must stay away from bad people
good people must stay away from bad people - xūn yóu bù tóng qì
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9.the footprints leading to a certain point and from these onwards the traces left behind
the footprints leading to a certain point and from these onwards the traces left behind - lái zōng qù jì
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10.seek life in the midst of death
seek life in the midst of death - sǐ zhōng qiú shēng
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