yāo
yǎn

common
noun
anatomy

Meaning of 腰眼

腰眼 means the small of the back; lumbar area on both sides of the spine above the hip bone; vital point; crux; Achilles heel; sore spot. Pronounced yāo yǎn.

  • the small of the back; lumbar area on both sides of the spine above the hip bone
  • vital point; crux; Achilles heel; sore spot

Definitions & Examples

Àn
yāo
yǎn
huǎn
jiě
yāo
láo
 

Massaging the small of the back can relieve waist fatigue.

Zhōng
cháng
cháng
zhēn
jiǔ
yāo
yǎn
xué
lái
zhì
liáo
yāo
tòng
 

Traditional Chinese medicine often uses acupuncture at the Yaoyan point to treat back pain.

shǎn
le
yāo
yǎn
 
téng
de
zhí
shēn
lái
 

He strained his lower back and was in too much pain to straighten up.

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