one 's face is pale as death
The Chinese idiom Li ǎ NW ú R é ns è is used to describe extreme fear. From home.
The idiom comes from Bajin's "home" 20: "Mingfeng has no face, breathes in her mouth, and can't say a word for a long time."
one 's face is pale as death
wake up as one from a drunken sleep - rú zuì fāng xǐng
like the palm of one 's own hand - liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
leadership rendered ineffectual by recalcitrant subordinates - wěi dà nán diào