be frightened out of one 's wits

be frightened out of one 's wits

In Chinese, Pinyin is pॸs à NH ú nxi ā o, which means to describe panic and extreme fear. It comes from putianle, a gift to prostitutes.

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Mingshan's Pu Tian Le, a gift to prostitutes: "the mouth is sweet, the Pang Er is pretty The people who are attracted by it are scared out of their wits. "

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or adverbial; used in panic. The 25th chapter of Ming Fang Ruhao's the true history of Zen: "when Guan Xianshi saw Du Fu Wei coming, he was so frightened that he was about to escape out of the window and was cut down by Du Fu Wei."