Under the trees into the valley(xià qiáo mù rù yōu gǔ)

Under the trees into the valley

It is an idiom, which refers to abandoning the light from the dark, or from a good situation to a bad situation. It comes from Mencius Teng Wengong.

From the high tree down, into the deep pit valley.

Source of "Mencius Teng Wen Gong Shang": "I heard that it came from the valley, and moved to the arbor, but I didn't hear that it came from the arbor and entered the valley."

Chinese PinYin : xià qiáo mù rù yōu gǔ