低頭不語

Chinese

		to lower one's head; to bow one's head; to submit to lower one's head; to bow one's head; to submit; to yield; to give in	to remain silent; to say nothing
trad. (低頭不語)		低頭	不語
simp. (低头不语)		低头	不语

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dītóubùyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dai¹ tau⁴ bat¹ jyu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dītóubùyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ditóubùyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: ti¹-tʻou²-pu⁴-yü³
  - Yale: dī-tóu-bù-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ditourbuyeu
  - Palladius: дитоубуюй (ditoubujuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dai¹ tau⁴ bat¹ jyu⁵
  - Yale: dāi tàuh bāt yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dai¹ tau⁴ bat⁷ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: dei¹ teo⁴ bed¹ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jyː¹³/

Idiom

低頭不語

to bow one's head and keep silent; to hang one's head and make no reply; to lower one's head in silence (when one is timid or thinking)

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