shy
A Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ī m é ichu í y ǎ n, which means head down and eyes down. Describe being shy. It's from Tian Yu Hua.
The origin of Idioms
The fourth chapter of Tao Zhenhuai's tianyuhua in the Qing Dynasty: "Guixiang sits on the edge of the bed with sleeves and looks down to be a new man."
Idiom usage
Used as an attribute or adverbial; used of a person's manner.
shy
lay down weapons and strip off armour - dǎo gē xiè jiǎ
be overwhelmed by an unexpected favour - shòu chǒng ruò jīng
cutting into the present-day evils - qiè zhòng shí bìng