后脖子抽筋，抬不起头来後脖子抽筋，抬不起頭來後脖子抽筋，抬不起頭來

cramp in the back of the neck: can't lift your head

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes someone who is so humbled by criticism or punishment that they can't hold their head high.

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Simplified: 后脖子抽筋，抬不起头来
Traditional (Taiwan): 後脖子抽筋，抬不起頭來
Pinyin: hòu bózi chōujīn, tái bù qǐtóu lái
Bopomofo: ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄛˊ ˙ㄗㄔㄡㄐㄧㄣ，ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄞˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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