垂頭喪氣
Chinese
to hang or bow one's head | |||
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trad. (垂頭喪氣) | 垂頭 | 喪氣 | |
simp. (垂头丧气) | 垂头 | 丧气 | |
Literally: “to bow one's head and lose heart”. |
Etymology
From “Goodbye to Penury” ((deprecated template usage) 《送窮文》) by Han Yu ((deprecated template usage) 韓愈):
- 主人於是垂頭喪氣,上手稱謝,燒車與船,延之上座。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- Zhǔrén yúshì chuítóusàngqì, shàngshǒu chēngxiè, shāo chē yǔ chuán, yán zhī shàngzuò. [Pinyin]
- The master then bowed his head and felt disheartened, raised his hand to thank them [the ghosts of poverty], burned the cart and boat, and invited them to the seat of honour.
主人于是垂头丧气,上手称谢,烧车与船,延之上座。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chuéitóusàngcì
- Wade–Giles: chʻui2-tʻou2-sang4-chʻi4
- Yale: chwéi-tóu-sàng-chì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweitoursanqchih
- Palladius: чуйтоусанци (čujtousanci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3
- Yale: sèuih tàuh song hei
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey4 tau4 song3 hei3
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu4 teo4 song3 héi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ sɔːŋ³³ hei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 垂頭喪氣
Synonyms
- (Min Nan) 𥓍垂
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