be in a brown study
Meditation, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch é ns ī m ò Xi ǎ ng, meaning to describe in-depth thinking. From journey to the West.
The origin of Idioms
The 55th chapter of journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "Sanzang meditated and said: '" My three disciples don't know that I am trapped here. If I do harm, I will lose my life. "
Idiom usage
In Wei Wei's road sign, I seem to hear a deep and powerful cry while meditating
Analysis of Idioms
Thinking hard
be in a brown study
travel during the day and sleep at night - xiǎo xíng yè sù
get to the bottom of the matter - qióng yuán jìng wěi