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四脚朝天

四腳朝天
sìjiǎocháotiān
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 four legs in the air
  2. 2 flat on one's back
  3. 3 belly-up

Examples

他在冰上一滑，摔得四脚朝天。
Tā zài bīng shàng yì huá, shuāi de sì jiǎo cháotiān.
He slipped on the ice and landed flat on his back.
乌龟翻了个四脚朝天。
Wūguī fān le ge sì jiǎo cháotiān.
The turtle flipped over onto its back.

Tips

usage
Vivid and slightly comic — commonly used for pratfalls and overturned animals. Too informal for formal writing.

Stroke Order

四 sì
脚 jiǎo
朝 cháo
天 tiān