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Chinese
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man; person; people
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(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing |
eaves
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under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
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have no choice but to; cannot but; have to
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| trad. (人在屋檐下，不得不低頭/人在屋簷下，不得不低頭)
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人
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在
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屋檐/屋簷
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下
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，
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不得不
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低頭
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| simp. (人在屋檐下，不得不低头)
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人
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在
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屋檐
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下
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不得不
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低头
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| Literally: “When a man stands under eaves, he has to lower his head.”
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Etymology
A wordplay of 低頭／低头 (dītóu)'s literal and figurative meaning.
Pronunciation
Proverb
人在屋檐下，不得不低頭
- One often has to concede when he or she is in a disadvantaged position