How do you describe someone lying down like 옷?
ㅇ = head
ㅗ = neck and arms
ㅅ = legs

Oh, I didn't mean to cut him off. How would you describe him anyway?

Thanks!If the characters don't show up, imagine 'The Vitruvian Man'.

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How do you describe someone lying down like 옷?
ㅇ = head
ㅗ = neck and arms
ㅅ = legs

Oh, I didn't mean to cut him off. How would you describe him anyway?

Thanks!If the characters don't show up, imagine 'The Vitruvian Man'.

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I've heard that called lying "Spread Eagle" in the states

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'supine' describes the anatomical position of the body lying down, face up. i.e. a supine burial :) although i'd probably just use 'lying down' in everyday language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supine_position

maybe 'stretched out' better describes lying down with legs and arms wide apart etc

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Ha, cool.  Do you use that as an emoticon? :)

You could simply say, "lying flat", but perhaps you're looking for "lying spreadeagled" (though this describes the arms more, not the legs).

Also "lying splayed out" or "lying spread out".

Creatively, one of my friends describes it as "the diagonal starfish" (ie. how he sleeps).

Addition:  Hi 克里斯, yes, I also thought "supine"!  But to me that indicates the legs are closed and arms by the sides - like being buried, as you say. :)

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This is called "in the posture of a starfish" in Russian ))

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