like a man who was drunk or dreaming

like a man who was drunk or dreaming

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R ú ch ī R ú m è ng, which means to describe being in a state of unconsciousness and confusion. The same as "drunk as a dream". It's from burning books, answering Zhou Erlu.

Analysis of Idioms

It's like a dream, like a dream

Idiom usage

As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used in dealing with affairs

The origin of Idioms

Li Zhi of the Ming Dynasty, in his book burning a book to answer Zhou Er Lu, said, "when you meet a real Confucian, you will be as crazy as a dream, and you will see doubts when you turn over the book."