lie crisscrossed; lie scattered
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Meanings
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to lie crisscrossed; to lie scattered in disorder (of many people)
literaryLiterary term describing many people lying intertwined or scattered about, often from exhaustion, drunkenness, or death. Often used in contexts of battlefields or drunken gatherings.
Jiǔ酒
xí席
sàn散
hòu后
，
zhòng众
rén人
zhěn枕
jiè藉
yú于
dì地
。
After the banquet dispersed, the crowd lay scattered across the floor.
Zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
shī尸
tǐ体
zhěn枕
jiè藉
，
cǎn惨
bù不
rěn忍
dǔ睹
。
Corpses lay crisscrossed on the battlefield, too horrible to behold.
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Tā他
men们
hē喝
de得
làn烂
zuì醉
，
zhěn枕
jiè藉
zài在
kè客
tīng厅
de的
dì地
tǎn毯
shang上
。
They were dead drunk, lying sprawled across the living room carpet.