Half three but not four
Half three not four, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à ns à Nb à s à, refers to restless, listless. It's from the second episode of West Lake: Li fengniang's cruel jealousy is punished by heaven.
The origin of Idioms
In the second episode of West Lake, Li fengniang's cruel jealousy is punished by heaven: "it's tempting that the officials are bent on you, right next to me, which is half bad."
Idiom usage
It refers to the mood of a person
Half three but not four
The school is short and the school is long - xiào duǎn tuī cháng
tears trickling down one 's cheeks - shān rán lèi xià
dust has covered kitchen utensils and fish has spawned in cooking vessels because of long disuse - zēng chén fǔ yú
Buying cattle and selling Swords - mǎi niú mài jiàn