Be enthusiastic

Be enthusiastic

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ǐ y ǒ NGF ǔ x ī n, which means beating your chest and feet, beating your heart and feeling sad. From the book of filial piety: bereavement.

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or adverbial; used in writing

Analysis of Idioms

Near synonym: wailing

The origin of Idioms

"Mourning" in the book of filial piety: "cry enthusiastically, and mourn for it." Han state. Yang Xiong's eulogy of the empress of the Yuan Dynasty: "all over the world, I feel sad, but I feel sad."

Idiom explanation

擗: slap your chest with your hand; 拊: knock with your feet; 拊: knock. It refers to beating the chest and feet, beating the heart and heartily mourning.