driven to distraction

driven to distraction

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ī h ú ns à ngpॸ, which means to describe upset, in a trance; to describe extreme panic. It's from falling mulberry.

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, Liu Tangqing's the second discount of "falling mulberry" said: "your child is uneasy for his mother. He can't take off his clothes, sleep and food. He is worried and sad. It's like losing his soul between walking and sitting."

Idiom usage

It refers to panic. example after more than ten minutes of fierce and merciless fighting, the long lost enemy dropped their guns and knives, knelt down one by one and raised their hands to surrender. People's literature, No.10, 1977

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: dejected and dejected; antonym: calm