Tattle and scatter
Datasasa, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ā D ā s ā s ā, which means drooping eyelids; extended to listless appearance. From West Lake II.
The idiom comes from Volume 12 of the second episode of West Lake compiled by Ming and Zhou Dynasties: "it's said that Pan followed his father with hatred and left the six part bridge. He could not even drag his feet, just like a broken winged crow."
Chinese PinYin : dā dā sā sā
Tattle and scatter
old in age but vigorous in mind. fà duǎn xīn cháng
people are hurrying to and fro. dōng lái xī qù
even crows and sparrows hold peace and keep silence. yā mò què jìng
sound on the whole though defective in details. dà chún xiǎo cī