bui3 zek3 hoeng3 hau6 waan1背脊向後彎背脊向后弯
Jyutpingbui3 zek3 hoeng3 hau6 waan1
Yalebui jek heung hauh wāan
Definition
To arch one's back
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How it's used
Describes a specific physical movement often associated with stretching or yoga poses. It functions as a verb phrase rather than a single word, focusing on the deliberate action of curving the spine.
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back arching movement
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
