with one 's face flushed and one 's ears hot

with one 's face flushed and one 's ears hot

Red face and hot ears, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is mi à NH ó ng à RR è, which means to describe the appearance of red face due to nervousness, impatience, shyness, etc. It comes from Ling Mengchu's the first time to make a surprise.

The origin of Idioms

Ling Mengchu of the Ming Dynasty, Volume 20 of "the surprise of making a case at the first moment": "poor Pei Lansun is a pretty virgin in the boudoir. When he meets a stranger, he will blush."

Word usage

Used as an adverbial or attributive; used of excitement, anger, or shame

Examples

Think of here, can't help but blush, also entered the room to clean up. The 19th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Red face and red ears