kāo

尻

Character · Noun

buttocks; rump

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

buttocks; bottom; rump

literary

An archaic, literary term for the buttocks. Primarily found in classical texts and not used in modern spoken Chinese. Often used in formal writing to describe anatomy in a respectful or medical context.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
 ，
 "
kāo尻
 "
cháng常
zhǐ指
tún臀
bù部
 。

In ancient texts, 'kāo' often refers to the buttocks.

Zhè这
jù具
gǔ骨
jià架
de的
kāo尻
gǔ骨
bǎo保
cún存
wán完
hǎo好
 。

The pelvic bones of this skeleton are well preserved.

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Chéng成
yǔ语
 "
shǒu首
wěi尾
xiāng相
yìng应
 "
 ，
bǐ比
yù喻
zuò做
shì事
yǒu有
tóu头
yǒu有
wěi尾
 ，
shǒu首
shì是
tóu头
 ，
wěi尾
shì是
kāo尻
 。

The idiom 'shǒu wěi xiāng yìng' (head and tail correspond) is a metaphor for doing something from beginning to end; 'shǒu' is the head, and 'wěi' is the tail (or rear).