be unable to sit down or sleep at ease

be unable to sit down or sleep at ease

Restlessness, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zu ò wॸb ù n í ng, which means people are restless when they are sitting or lying down. It often describes the state of mind is upset, and it also means that it is difficult to fall asleep. From the fourteenth chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The fourteenth chapter of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "all things are miscellaneous, and it's hard to describe them all. Therefore, Sister Feng is too busy to eat and drink, and she can't sit still."

Idiom usage

As predicate, attribute and adverbial;

Examples

I don't know when the evil gentry will wear a high hat. He can't rest assured at home every day. Mao Zedong's investigation report on Hunan Peasant Movement