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Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「低首下氣」. Explanation below.

The Chinese idiom 「低首下氣」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

Describes the situation where one has to surrender because of fear.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dī shǒu xià qì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dai1 sau2 ha6 hei3

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.