Cold heart and sour nose

Cold heart and sour nose

Cold heart, bitter nose, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h á nx ī NSU ā Nb í, meaning fear and sorrow. It comes from Gaotang Fu by Song Yu of Chu in Warring States period.

Idiom usage

He is very sad in his heart.

The origin of Idioms

Song Yu's Gao Tang Fu in the Warring States period states: "I feel heartfelt, but I feel sad. The orphan and the widow are very sad. "

Idiom explanation

Cold heart: fight millet in heart; sour nose: bitter nose. It's about being afraid and sad.