be overwhelmed by an unexpected favour

be overwhelmed by an unexpected favour

In Chinese, Pinyin is B è ICH ǒò ngru ò J ī ng, which means to be surprised and upset by an unexpected favor. It's from Xie Zhongshu's giving up people's enlightenment.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: flattered, but not flattered

Idiom usage

Be used as predicate, attributive, adverbial; refer to surprise

The origin of Idioms

In Xie Zhong Shu she Ren Qi, Su Shi of Song Dynasty said, "before the end of the year, I was promoted to Zhou Xing, and then I took part in the Dharma, and I was flattered."