disorderly

disorderly

Horizontal three vertical four, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h é ngs ā NSH ù s ì, meaning some horizontal, some vertical; describe disorderly, no order. It comes from the five Lantern Festival Yuan Dynasty, Zen master Jiang Shanfang of Yuezhou.

The origin of Idioms

In Song Dynasty, Shi Puji's five Lantern Festival Yuan Dynasty, Zen master Jiang Shanfang of Yuezhou states: "three in one direction and four in the other."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: disorderly and orderly antonym: neat

Idiom usage

As an adverbial or attributive. When Baochai came to the room along the corridor, she saw the girls sleeping on the bed outside. The 36th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty