begin happily but end in failure
Zou Wei Liu, a Chinese word, refers to the situation from smooth to difficult, which comes from the book of songs, Qifeng and qiaoqiu.
interpretation
Trivial tail: fine hours; exile: the nickname of owl. Xiaoxi is cute when he is young, but ugly when he grows up. It refers to the situation from smooth to difficult.
source
In the book of songs, Zhuifeng, zhuochu: "trivial, tail like, son of exile."
Examples
He was forced to move westward for a year. (a poem by Huang Zunxian in Qing Dynasty)
usage
As predicate or object, it means to turn from forward to reverse
begin happily but end in failure
A thousand miles of divine friendship - qiān lǐ shén jiāo
leaves turning from green to yellow and from yellow to green - huí huáng zhuǎn lǜ
the most outstanding masterpiece - yā juàn zhī zuò