think of this way and that
Chinese idioms,
Pinyin is Zu ǒ s ī y ò uxi ǎ ng,
Explanation: think about it in many ways.
It comes from chapter 88 of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty.
idiom
think of this way and that
Pinyin
zuǒsīyòuxiǎng
Citation explanation
I think about it in many ways. Chapter 88 of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty written by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "to think about things from left to right, to seek a way to get rid of them." The first volume of Yu Shi Ming Yan, written by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty, is "thinking about things from left to right; I can't rest assured." Chapter two and three of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in the Qing Dynasty: it's all Baoyu's obsession and can't be happy. Chapter 34 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty. Chapter nine of the story of heroes and Heroines: I have a lot of thoughts, but I am in great difficulty. Chapter 3 and Chapter 2 of a brief history of civilization: thinking about it, I suddenly came up with an idea.
Idiom usage
As predicate and attributive, describe and think again and again
think of this way and that
live on the labour of others - yī lái shēn shǒu,fàn lái zhāng kǒu
speak cautiously and act adroitly - nè yán mǐn xíng