Top down, top down

Top down, top down

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh à uxi à K à og à o, which means kowtow and kneel down. It comes from the foreign language of Zhang Yuan in Henan Province by Han Yu of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used of a person's manner

The origin of Idioms

Han Yu of Tang Dynasty wrote in the foreign language of sacrificing Henan Zhangyuan: "when you go down the official rank, you will be the first to go up."

Idiom explanation

Jiri: butt. Head down, butt up. It describes kowtowing and kneeling.