jiu1 wai4腰圍腰围

Jyutpingjiu1 wai4

Yaleyīu wàih

名詞Rare

Definition

Waistline; the circumference of a person's waist.

neutralbodyhealth

How it's used

Focusing on the physical measurement of the torso, this term is primarily used in contexts related to health, fitness, and tailoring. It is frequently paired with verbs like 度 to indicate the act of measuring or 減 to describe the goal of slimming down. Unlike general terms for the waist, this word is specific to the numerical or comparative size of the circumference.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

nei5你zeoi3最gan6近hai6係mai6咪sik6食do1多zo2咗，jiu1腰wai4圍cou1粗zo2咗gam3咁do1多？

Have you been eating more lately? Your waistline has gotten so much thicker.

keoi5佢heoi3去maai5買saam1衫go2嗰zan6陣，jat1一ding6定jiu3要dou6度cing1清co2楚jiu1腰wai4圍sin1先。

When she goes to buy clothes, she must measure her waistline clearly first.

Related words

see alsojiu1腰yīusee alsosaam1 wai4三圍sām wàih

Common phrases

dou6度jiu1腰wai4圍

to measure the waistline

gaam2減jiu1腰wai4圍

to reduce the waistline

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 腰, which refers to the waist area itself. While you can say 條腰好痛 to describe back pain, you cannot use 腰圍 in that context because it specifically denotes a measurement.