be affected and unnatural
Chinese idiom, Pinyin reading D ō ngni ǔ x ī Ni ē, means to be in a state of being awkward. It's from a warning to the world.
Idiom explanation
It's not easy to be awkward.
The origin of Idioms
Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty, Volume 31 of the general admonition of the world: "when you have to calculate with him, you have to reduce your price. If you have calculated with him, you will have a few surpluses. If you want him to find the best, he will try his best. He is always on the move, and he won't have any interest with you."
Idiom usage
As a predicate, attributive, adverbial; used as a person
Chinese PinYin : dōng niǔ xī niē
be affected and unnatural
Keep like a virgin, leave like a rabbit. shǒu rú chǔ nǚ,chū rú tuō tù
draw lessons from history in order to avoid such happenings in the future. yǐ wǎng jiàn lái
good quality gold and precious stones. liáng jīn měi yù