Head down and wings down
Chinese idiom, Pinyin Chu í t ó ut à ch à, means to describe the appearance of depression after frustration. It comes from the biography of Xiao Fu in the book of the new Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The biography of Xiao Fu in the book of the new Tang Dynasty says, "the monarch and his ministers are extremely good at serving the country. They are exhausted in fighting. They can still hang their heads and collapse their wings to survive in Huangmen!"
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate, attribute, or adverbial; used in writing
Analysis of Idioms
To lose one's head
Chinese PinYin : chuí tóu tā chì
Head down and wings down
loyalty , filial piety , chastity and righteousness. zhōng xiào jié yì