橫躺豎臥

简 横躺竖卧 · 繁 橫躺豎臥
Mandarin · pinyin héng tǎng shù wò

Meanings

  1. to lie down all over the place
  2. exhausted and in disarray
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橫
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躺
tǎng · lie down, recline
豎
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臥
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横
héng · across
竖
shù · perpendicular, vertical; erect
卧
wò · lie down; crouch
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2–3–4–4 · heng2 tang3 shu4 wo4

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waang4 tong2 syu6 ngo6

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