| 细 |
xì yāo | slender waist / fig. pretty woman / mortise and tenon joint on a coffin |
| 细 |
xì | thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal |
| 腰 |
yāo | the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch; pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) |