The Si Yang means that a person is facing up to the sky with his limbs spread apart; the Eight Fork means that a person has his legs spread out in a figure eight shape.
Four-sided posture:
Explanation: Refers to the unsightly posture of a person facing up to the sky with his limbs spread apart.
Source: Li Xiaoming's "Gunshots on the Plains": "Yunxiu walked to the door of the village hall and took a look. The puppet soldiers were lying on their backs sleeping in the courtyard."?
Usage: for writing Attributive and adverbial; mostly used in spoken language.
Example: Most of the time he squatted on the ground and read, while Jimmy lay motionless on the edge.
Extended information
Synonyms of four-legged and eight-pointed:
1.? On one's back
Definition: lying face up or lying on one's back Then he fell down.
Source: Chapter 49 of "Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses" by Shi Yukun: "Jiang Fan took a few steps back and lay down on his back involuntarily."
2. Four feet in the air
Definition: To describe falling on one's back.
Source: Chapter 30 of Li Baojia's "The Appearance of Officialdom": "After saying this, he turned his back on all fours and remained silent.
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