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
a crane 's appearance and a mantis ' figure
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