垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì

DEFINITIONS

  1. hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
  2. crestfallen

CHARACTERS

垂 chuí let down; suspend, hand; down
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
喪 sàng mourning; mourn; funeral
氣 qì air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit