横倒竖卧 — “To lie about in disorder”
横倒竖卧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lie about in disorder”. To lie scattered haphazardly. Literally, “to lie horizontally and vertically”.
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横倒竖卧 Pronunciation and Pinyin
横倒竖卧 Character Breakdown
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忙碌了一天，孩子们回到家就横倒竖卧地躺在沙发上，一下子就睡着了
After a busy day, the children came home and lay scattered across the sofa, falling asleep almost instantly.
Idioms Related to 横倒竖卧
Synonyms of 横倒竖卧
More idioms starting with 横
- héng横qī七shù竖bā八scattered in a disorderly fashion
- héng横sān三shù竖sì四in a jumble
- héng横sān三shùn顺sì四crisscross confusion
- héng横cóng从chuān穿guàn贯achieve thorough and comprehensive understanding
- héng横sài僿bù不wén文crude, vulgar, and uncultured
- héng横chōng冲zhí直zhuàng撞to rush around recklessly
- héng横chōng冲zhí直chuǎng闯charge about recklessly
- héng横dāo刀jiē揭fǔ斧wielding a knife and an axe
- héng横dāo刀yuè跃mǎ马charge bravely into battle
- héng横fā发nì逆qǐ起emerge unexpectedly and rapidly
- héng横tóu头héng横nǎo脑rude, aggressive, and overbearing
- héng横shī尸biàn遍yě野corpses strewn across the fields
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What does 横倒竖卧 mean?
横倒竖卧 (héng dǎo shù wò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lie about in disorder”.
How do you pronounce 横倒竖卧?
横倒竖卧 is pronounced héng dǎo shù wò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 横倒竖卧 literally mean?
Literally, 横倒竖卧 means “to lie horizontally and vertically”. It is used to mean “to lie about in disorder”.
What is the Chinese definition of 横倒竖卧?
躺卧凌乱的样子。