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前仰后合 — “To rock back and forth (due to extreme laughter or tiredness)”

前仰后合 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rock back and forth (due to extreme laughter or tiredness)”. To double up (with laughter).

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前仰后合 Pronunciation and Pinyin

前仰后合 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
前
qián9forward, before, previous
仰
yǎng6look up, admire, rely on
后
hòu6after, behind, empress
合
hé6combine, fit, or total

Example Sentence with 前仰后合

他讲的笑话太好笑了,大家听得前仰后合。
The joke he told was so funny that everyone was rocking back and forth with laughter.

Idioms Related to 前仰后合

Synonyms of 前仰后合

  • dōng东dǎo倒xī西wāi歪staggering and lopsided
  • qián前hé合hòu后yǎng仰sway unsteadily back and forth

Antonyms of 前仰后合

  • hū呼tiān天qiāng抢dì地wail to heaven and dash to earth
  • yǐn饮qì泣tūn吞shēng声swallow tears and suppress voice

More idioms starting with 前

  • qián前bù不bā巴cūn村,,hòu后bù不bā巴diàn店nowhere to go for help
  • qián前bù不bā巴cūn村,,hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded in the middle of nowhere
  • qián前bù不zháo着cūn村,,hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded without support
  • qián前bù不jiàn见gǔ古rén人,,hòu后bù不jiàn见lái来zhě者unprecedented and peerless, profoundly alone
  • qián前shì事bù不wàng忘,,hòu后shì事zhī之shī师Learn from the past to guide the future
  • qián前rén人shī失jiǎo脚,,hòu后rén人bǎ把huá滑learn from others' mistakes
  • qián前rén人zāi栽shù树,,hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from earlier efforts
  • qián前rén人zhǒng种dé德hòu后rén人shōu收Later generations benefit from ancestors' virtues
  • qián前rén人zhòng种shù树,,hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from previous efforts
  • qián前pū仆hòu后jì继fall and follow in a continuous effort
  • qián前pū仆hòu后qǐ起one falls, another rises
  • qián前pú仆hòu后bó踣fall one after another

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Questions about 前仰后合

What does 前仰后合 mean?

前仰后合 (qián yǎng hòu hé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rock back and forth (due to extreme laughter or tiredness)”.

How do you pronounce 前仰后合?

前仰后合 is pronounced qián yǎng hòu hé in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 前仰后合?

身体前后晃动。形容大笑或困倦得直不起腰的样子。

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