垂头铩羽 — “To be utterly dispirited and dejected after a defeat or setback”
垂头铩羽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly dispirited and dejected after a defeat or setback”. Crestfallen. Literally, “drooping head, clipped wings”.
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垂头铩羽 Pronunciation and Pinyin
垂头铩羽 Character Breakdown
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项目失败后，团队成员都垂头铩羽地离开了会议室，大家心里都很难过。
After the project failed, all the team members left the meeting room crestfallen and dejected, with heavy hearts.
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Synonyms of 垂头铩羽
More idioms starting with 垂
- chuí垂shì世bù不xiǔ朽achieve everlasting fame
- chuí垂míng名zhú竹bó帛Be immortalized in history
- chuí垂míng名qīng青shǐ史leave a lasting name in history
- chuí垂tóu头sàng丧qì气dejected and dispirited
- chuí垂tóu头sāi塞ěr耳deliberately ignore and feign ignorance
- chuí垂tóu头tà搨yì翼crestfallen and dejected
- chuí垂lián帘tīng听jué决rule from behind a curtain
- chuí垂lián帘tīng听zhèng政govern from behind the curtain
- chuí垂shǒu手shì侍lì立stand respectfully, ready to serve
- chuí垂shǒu手kě可dé得easily obtainable
- chuí垂shǒu手gōng恭lì立stand respectfully with hands at sides
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What does 垂头铩羽 mean?
垂头铩羽 (chuí tóu shā yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly dispirited and dejected after a defeat or setback”.
How do you pronounce 垂头铩羽?
垂头铩羽 is pronounced chuí tóu shā yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 垂头铩羽 literally mean?
Literally, 垂头铩羽 means “drooping head, clipped wings”. It is used to mean “to be utterly dispirited and dejected after a defeat or setback”.
What is the Chinese definition of 垂头铩羽?
形容受挫后萎靡不振的样子。