downhearted

downhearted

Frustrated, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī nhu ī y ì B à I, meaning frustrated. Despair, depression. It comes from the strange tales of Liaozhai · Wang Zian by Pu Songling in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Pu Songling's strange tales from a lonely studio, Wang Zian, in the Qing Dynasty: "when he lost his ambition at the beginning, he was disheartened. He cursed Si Heng for having no eyes and no spirit in writing. He was bound to raise his head and burn it."

Idiom usage

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

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: dejected