胴どう中なか

noun

trunk; torso

Refers to the main part of the body, excluding the head, arms, and legs. A somewhat anatomical or descriptive term.

• 胴どう中なかをひねると腰こしに負ふ担たんがかかる。

  Twisting your torso puts strain on your lower back.

noun

second player (in three-player hanafuda); player after the dealer

Rare hanafuda term. In a three-player game, the player who goes after the dealer. Also written as 筒中.

See also: 胴二

• 花はな札ふだの三さん人にん打うちでは、胴どう中なかは親おやの次つぎに札ふだを出だす。

  In three-player hanafuda, the second player plays after the dealer.