a crab in boiling water—be at a loss
Crab in soup is a Chinese word, which describes the confusion. It comes from the Song Dynasty's shidaoyuan biography of lanterns in Jingde.
Soup: hot water. source: Song Shidao's original "Jingde Zhuandeng Lu" Volume 19: "it's like a crab in soup, hands and feet are in a hurry." one day, one's eyes fall to the ground, and one's hands are in a hurry. (popular edition of birds and fish by Zhai Hao in Qing Dynasty)
a crab in boiling water—be at a loss
divide the hairpins and break the mirrors - fēn chāi pò jìng
one 's talent is inferior but his idea high - cái shū yì guǎng
Close the door to raise a tiger - guān mén yǎng hǔ,hǔ dà shāng rén
Great achievements and great profits - fēng gōng hòu lì