beat wildly with one 's fists on the bed and the pillows
Beating the bed and pounding the pillow is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Chu í Chu á NGD ǎ ozh ě n, which means it's hard to fall asleep. From the story of catching ghosts.
Analysis of Idioms
Beat the bed and the pillow
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 7 of the story of catching Ghosts: "romantic ghosts have no choice This night, I beat my bed and pounded my pillow. I turned it over and over. How can I sleep
Idiom usage
It is difficult to fall asleep.
beat wildly with one 's fists on the bed and the pillows
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