颔首低眉
[hàn shŏu dī méi]
'Nod and Lower One’s Eyebrows': Refers to the act of showing respect or compliance by bowing the head and lowering one’s brows. Can convey a gentle acceptance of fate, humility, politeness or shyness; a gesture that speaks of submissiveness, deference, reverence, or reticent modesty in traditional social settings, especially in oriental cultures.