俯仰
fǔ yǎng
Pinyin
Definition
俯仰
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- lowering and raising of the head
- (fig.) small move
- pitch (position angle)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (11)
久仰大名
- 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
人仰马翻
- 1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
- 2 in a pitiful state
- 3 in a complete mess
- 4 to roll (with laughter)
仰人鼻息
- 1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
仰屋著书
- 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
俯拾皆是
- 1 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
- 2 fig. extremely common
- 3 easily available