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Open the tool →在人矮檐下,怎敢不低头 (zài rén ǎi yán xià , zěn gǎn bù dī tóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When one is dependent on another or under their control”.
在人矮檐下,怎敢不低头 is pronounced zài rén ǎi yán xià , zěn gǎn bù dī tóu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 在人矮檐下,怎敢不低头 means “Under someone else's low eaves, how dare one not bow one's head?”. It is used to mean “When one is dependent on another or under their control”.
比喻受制于人,只得顺从。