be beside oneself with fear
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī NGH ú NLU ò pॸ, which means to describe people's deep feeling and great shock. From Li Zicheng.
Idioms and allusions
Chapter 23, Volume II of Li Zicheng by Yao xueyin: "Zuo Kunshan has been in the army for a long time. He also knows that winning or losing is a matter of military affairs. He will never be scared out of his wits after one defeat and dare not fight again."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or adverbial; used in fear.
be beside oneself with fear
tears and snivel fall down at the same time - tì sì jiāo xià
a strange combination of circumstances - yīn chā yáng cuò
a congratulatory greeting to a friend when he begets a son - xióng pí rù mèng