falling backwards; sprawling supine
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the posture of falling backwards; lying flat on one's back with limbs spread
dialectOriginally dialectal, now widely understood in colloquial speech. Often used with '摔' or '跌'. The variant '四仰八叉' emphasizes the spread-eagle position.
Tā他
jiǎo脚
xià下
yī一
huá滑
，
shuāi摔
le了
ge个
yǎng仰
bā八
chā叉
。
His feet slipped and he fell flat on his back.
Nà那
zuì醉
hàn汉
sì四
yǎng仰
bā八
chā叉
de地
tǎng躺
zài在
mǎ马
lù路
zhōng中
jiān间
。
The drunkard was lying spread-eagled in the middle of the road.
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Diē跌
le了
ge个
yǎng仰
bā八
chā叉
，
bàn半
tiān天
pá爬
bù不
qǐ起
lái来
。
He fell sprawling on his back and couldn't get up for a long time.