Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a cinched or narrow waist: Describes a figure, typically a woman's, where the waist is noticeably slender and curves inward, resembling the shape of a wasp or an hourglass.
   • Tapered at the bottom: Can describe an object that is narrower at its base or lower part.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy có vóc dáng thắt đáy lưng ong. (She has a figure with a cinched, wasp-like waist.)
  • Chiếc váy này được thiết kế thắt đáy. (This dress is designed to be tapered at the waist.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is most commonly and idiomatically used in the fixed expression "thắt đáy lưng ong" (literally: "a cinched wasp waist") to poetically describe an idealized, slender female waist.

Variants and Related Words

• Thắt lưng (n): a belt.

  • Cô ấy đeo một chiếc thắt lưng da. (She is wearing a leather belt.)

• Eo thon (adj): slim-waisted.

  • Vũ công có eo thon. (The dancer has a slim waist.)

Synonyms

• Cinched: pulled in tightly at the waist.
• Hourglass: having a shape characterized by a narrow waist.
• Tapered: becoming narrower toward one end.

Related Idioms

• Thắt đáy lưng ong: A set idiom meaning "to have a wasp waist," used to compliment a woman's slender, curved figure.
  • Trong thơ ca, người phụ nữ thường được miêu tả với "thắt đáy lưng ong". (In poetry, women are often described as having "a cinched wasp waist.")