be anxious and preoccupied
Heart flutters, pronunciation x ī NJ ī ngy á oy á o, Chinese idiom, restless or emotional ups and downs. It's from Chu CE I, Warring States strategy.
explain
Restless or emotional ups and downs, unable to support themselves, or unable to take care of themselves, poor mental state, bad mood, very unstable.
source
Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty wrote in the Warring States policy Chu CE I: "I think that I didn't succeed from Chu to Qin, but I didn't rely on the internal strategy of the officials. I can't sit down and eat well, and my heart is shaking like a string, but I have nothing to lose."
usage
Subject predicate type; as predicate, complement; used in people's emotions
be anxious and preoccupied
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a correct , high-principled person - duān rén zhèng shì
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exhaust all sources of raising money - luó jué jù qióng