夹起尾巴

Traditional: 夾起尾巴

jiā qǐ wěi ba

Dictionary entry

to tuck one's tail between one's legs

What does 夹起尾巴 mean?

夹起尾巴 (jiā qǐ wěi ba) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to tuck one's tail between one's legs

2fig. to back down

3in a humiliating situation

Character breakdown

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夹gāused in 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]起qǐto rise · to raise 尾wěitail · remainder 巴BāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) · the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality

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夹起尾巴

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