an unsettled state of mind

an unsettled state of mind

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q à sh à NGB à Lu à, which means to describe restlessness or confusion. From the outlaws of the marsh.

The origin of Idioms

The first chapter of Ming Shi Naian's outlaws of the Marsh: "Hong Taiwei fell under the root of the tree, bluffing his 36 teeth to fight with each other. His heart was like 15 buckets, whistling, but his whole body was numb, his legs were like a defeated rooster, and his mouth was crying bitterly."

Idiom usage

There are fifteen or six buckets in my heart to draw water, and I can jump more than one. Feng Menglong, Ming Dynasty (Volume 25)

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: seven up and eight down