夹起尾巴

Traditional form:

夾起尾巴

Pinyin (reading):

jiāqǐwěiba

Definitions:

• to tuck one's tail between one's legs
• fig. to back down
• in a humiliating situation

Characters:

• 夹 - to support; to be wedged between
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear
• 巴 - to desire, to wish for

Traditional characters:

• 夾 - to support; to be wedged between
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear
• 巴 - to desire, to wish for