四脚朝天 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• four legs facing the sky ; flat on one's back

Character by character

• 四sìfour
• 脚jiǎoleg, foot; foundation, base
• 朝cháoto face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
• 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial

Idioms sharing a character

• 三妻四妾 sān qī sì qiè
• 不三不四 bù sān bù sì
• 危机四伏 wēi jī sì fú
• 名扬四海 míng yáng sì hǎi
• 四世同堂 sì shì tóng táng
• 四仰八叉 sì yǎng bā chā
• 四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè
• 四大皆空 sì dà jiē kōng
• 四平八稳 sì píng bā wěn
• 四海升平 sì hǎi shēng píng

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