be in a trance
Chinese words, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is sh é NQ í nghu ǎ NGH ū, which means confused and restless. It comes from the biography of Chen Yue of Hou Mo in the book of Wei.
The origin of Idioms
Biography of Chen Yue, Hou Mo, Wei Shu: after Yue committed suicide, she was in a trance and did not return to normal.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: in a trance, in a trance; antonym: calm
Idiom usage
As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used of the state of a person. Cao Xueqin's dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty.
be in a trance
make a concealed reference to sth. - zhǐ dōng shuō xī
The true face of Lushan Mountain - lú shān zhēn miàn mù