begin happily but end in failure
Zou Wei Liu, a Chinese word, refers to the situation from smooth to difficult, which comes from the book of songs, Qifeng and qiaoqiu.
interpretation
Trivial tail: fine hours; exile: the nickname of owl. Xiaoxi is cute when he is young, but ugly when he grows up. It refers to the situation from smooth to difficult.
source
In the book of songs, Zhuifeng, zhuochu: "trivial, tail like, son of exile."
Examples
He was forced to move westward for a year. (a poem by Huang Zunxian in Qing Dynasty)
usage
As predicate or object, it means to turn from forward to reverse
Chinese PinYin : suǒ wěi liú lí
begin happily but end in failure
have illicit relations with sb. yú qiáng kuī xì
be dispelled like the thawing of ice. dòng jiě bīng shì
share with relatives and friends. zhān qīn dài yǒu
almost leave his body in horror. hún fēi shén sàng
full of energy ; with high spirit. jīng shén bǎi bèi