fall flat on one's back (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the posture of falling or lying flat on one's back with limbs splayed in the air; a sprawl
dialectUsed in northern Chinese dialects to describe the undignified posture of falling backward, often with arms and legs waving in the air.
Xià下
xuě雪
tiān天
lù路
huá滑
，
tā他
shuāi摔
le了
ge个
yǎng仰
ba八
jiǎor脚
儿
。
The road was slippery on the snowy day, and he fell flat on his back.
Yī一
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
，
hòu后
yǎng仰
guò过
qù去
，
jiù就
shì是
ge个
yǎng仰
ba八
jiǎor脚
儿
。
If you're not careful and fall backward, you'll end up sprawled on your back.
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Hái孩
zi子
men们
huá滑
bīng冰
shí时
shuāi摔
de得
yǎng仰
ba八
jiǎor脚
què儿
，
hā却
hā哈
dà哈
xiào大
qǐ笑
lái起
来
。
The kids fell flat on their backs while ice skating, but burst out laughing.