a crane 's appearance and a mantis ' figure

a crane 's appearance and a mantis ' figure

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is h è sh ì L á NGX í ng, which means slender waist and light body. From a dream of Red Mansions.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter four and nine of a dream of Red Mansions: "there is a bow tied tightly around the waist, a long tassel and five color palace tapestry, and deer skin boots are also on at the foot: the more it looks like a bee's back, the more it looks like a crane."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym bee's back and ape's back

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences