torture oneself with unpleasant thoughts

torture oneself with unpleasant thoughts

Idiom story

In the book of songs, the earliest collection of poems in China, there is a poem about an official who was sent to the west to deal with political affairs in February. He was always thinking about his hometown relatives in a distant place. He was busy from sowing season to harvest season and couldn't go home. His heart was full of endless troubles.

Idiom information

[idiom] ziyiyiqi [phonetic notation] Z ì y í y ī Q ī [usage] is used as predicate and attributive; it refers to asking for trouble. Ancient times

The origin of Idioms

I'm worried about my heart, but I'm not happy. From the book of songs Xiaoya Xiaoming 2. Xuanzi said: "whoo! The book of songs says, "I'm in my heart. I'm not happy." It's me. " From Zuo Zhuan, the second year of Xuangong

Examples of Idioms

Haotian temple is located in Youzhou, bordering on empress Xiao. If Liao people knew it, it would be a pity to send troops to rob them. The first volume of the romance of the Yang family generals by Wu Mingshi in Ming Dynasty