四脚朝天 — “To fall flat on one's back (with arms and legs in the air)”
四脚朝天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall flat on one's back (with arms and legs in the air)”. To be overturned. Literally, “four limbs facing the sky”.
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四脚朝天 Pronunciation and Pinyin
四脚朝天 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 四脚朝天
他一不小心，滑了一跤，摔了个四脚朝天
He accidentally slipped and fell flat on his back.
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Synonyms of 四脚朝天
More idioms starting with 四
- sì四bù不xiàng像neither fish nor fowl
- sì四bù不niù拗liù六The minority cannot prevail against the majority
- sì四xiāng乡bā八zhèn镇surrounding villages and towns
- sì四shū书wǔ五jīng经Confucian classics
- sì四tíng亭bā八dàng当everything arranged meticulously and appropriately
- sì四tǐ体bù不qín勤unaccustomed to physical labor
- sì四tǐ体bù不qín勤，，wǔ五gǔ谷bù不fēn分Out of touch with practical work
- sì四tǐ体bǎi百hái骸all parts of the body
- sì四tíng停bā八dāng当everything meticulously arranged and perfectly in order
- sì四chōng冲bā八dá达highly accessible and well-connected
- sì四chōng冲liù六dá达accessible from all directions
- sì四fēn分wǔ五pōu剖fragmented and disunited
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What does 四脚朝天 mean?
四脚朝天 (sì jiǎo cháo tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall flat on one's back (with arms and legs in the air)”.
How do you pronounce 四脚朝天?
四脚朝天 is pronounced sì jiǎo cháo tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 四脚朝天 literally mean?
Literally, 四脚朝天 means “four limbs facing the sky”. It is used to mean “to fall flat on one's back (with arms and legs in the air)”.
What is the Chinese definition of 四脚朝天?
四脚：指四肢。形容仰面跌倒。也形容人死去。