Head down and wings down
Chinese idiom, pronounced Chu í t ó UD á y ì in pinyin, means to describe the state of depression after frustration. It comes from Yuzhou writing for yuan Shaoxi.
The origin of Idioms
Chen Lin of the Han Dynasty wrote for yuan Shaoxi in Yuzhou: "in Fangji, concise officials all hang their heads and wings, and don't rely on them."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate, attributive, or adverbial; used in writing.
Chinese PinYin : chuí tóu dá yì
Head down and wings down
appear trite and insignificant. píng dàn wú qí