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前俯后仰

qián fǔ hòu yǎngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to rock one's body backward and forward / to be convulsed (with laughter etc)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1971385f33bae254. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

前俯後仰 前俯后仰 [qian2 fu3 hou4 yang3] /to rock one's body backward and forward/to be convulsed (with laughter etc)/

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Other forms in these source records: 前俯後仰

  • 前
    qián

    front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

  • 俯
    fǔ

    to look down / to stoop

  • 后
    hòu

    empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler / back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

    Hòu

    surname Hou

  • 仰
    yǎng

    to face upward / to look up / to admire / to rely on

    Yǎng

    surname Yang

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.