伏低做小
fú​dī​zuò​xiǎo

to humble oneself

fú​dī​zuò​xiǎo to humble oneself
  1. 伏 fú
    to yield
    to submit; to admit or concede (e.g. guilt or defeat); to accept a punishment
  2. 低 dī verb
    to lower
    to lower, hang, or droop something; to bend down
  3. 做 zuò verb
    to be
    To become, act as, or serve as; to hold a certain position or role
  4. 小 xiǎo adjective
    small
    small; tiny; few; minor; in area, volume, quantity, or power, being less than average or less than the object of comparison; opposite of 大 dà

fú​dī​zuò​xiǎo to accept a lowly status
  1. 伏 fú
    to yield
    to submit; to admit or concede (e.g. guilt or defeat); to accept a punishment
  2. 低 dī verb
    to lower
    to lower, hang, or droop something; to bend down
  3. 做小 zuò​xiǎo
    to be a concubine
    To become or serve as someone's concubine or secondary wife.