前俯后仰 — “To rock or sway back and forth”
前俯后仰 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rock or sway back and forth”. Typically from uncontrollable laughter or extreme drowsiness. Literally, “lean forward and lean backward”.
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前俯后仰 Pronunciation and Pinyin
前俯后仰 Character Breakdown
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听到这个精彩的脱口秀，观众们都笑得前俯后仰
After hearing the brilliant stand-up comedy, the audience rocked back and forth with laughter.
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Synonyms of 前俯后仰
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- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 前俯后仰
What does 前俯后仰 mean?
前俯后仰 (qián fǔ hòu yǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rock or sway back and forth”.
How do you pronounce 前俯后仰?
前俯后仰 is pronounced qián fǔ hòu yǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前俯后仰 literally mean?
Literally, 前俯后仰 means “lean forward and lean backward”. It is used to mean “to rock or sway back and forth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前俯后仰?
身体前后晃动。形容大笑或困倦得直不起腰的样子。