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抬不起头

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Collocation

1
羞愧得抬不起头
2
被压得抬不起头
3
有点儿抬不起头
4
感到抬不起头
5
觉得抬不起头
6
一直抬不起头

Definition

抬不起头

Literally means:

unable to raise one's head

Actually means:

feel guilty or inferior

抬头, raise one head. The whole phrase figuratively means feeling inferior or guilty, or looking as if one is despised or oppressed.

抬头,仰着头。抬不起头,形容自卑、羞愧,或被轻视、受压制的样子。

Example

Used as predicate, object or complement. (作谓语、宾语、补语)
1
ge
那个
fāng
地方
chóngnánqīng
重男轻女
de
xiǎng
思想
hěn
yánzhòng
严重
  
,
fánshì
凡是
zhī
shēng
ér
女儿
  
,
shēng
érzi
儿子
de
妇女
  
,
huì
hěn
bēi
自卑
  
,
zhí
一直
lái
tái
tóu
  

The idea of son-in-law in that place is very serious, and any woman who has only a daughter and no son will have a low self-esteem and always can't lift her head.

2
Xiànzài
现在
gōng
公司
yǒu
hěnduō
很多
lùn
议论
  
,
juéde
觉得
自己
zài
zhè
jiàn
shìqing
事情
de
chǔ
处理
shàng
yǒuxiē
有些
wèn
问题
  
,
suǒ
所以
yǒudiǎnr  
有点儿
tái
tóu
  

Now the company has a lot of talk, I also feel that I have some problems in the handling of this matter, so a little can not lift their heads.

3
Zhège
这个
zài
dāng
当地
xiàng
一向
shòu
rén
zūnjìng
尊敬
de
jiātíng
家庭
  
,
yóu
由于
érzi
儿子
fànzuì
犯罪
bèi
被捕
  
,
xiūkuì
羞愧
de
tái
tóu
  

The family, which has always been respected in the area, was too ashamed to raise its head when its son was arrested for a crime.