On pins and needles(zuò wò zhēn zhān)

On pins and needles

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zu òòēēā n, meaning like sitting on a needle, describes very restless. It comes from the Yigou by Chen Yujiao of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

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

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: on pins and needles

The origin of Idioms

Ming Chen and Jiao's Yigou is the fourth one: "Di Lingqing got the life to go home, very lucky, just in a trance, on pins and needles."

Idiom explanation

I'm on pins and needles. It's not peaceful.

Chinese PinYin : zuò wò zhēn zhān