in a flurry of excitement , he flapped his sleeves and rose(fèn mèi ér qǐ)

in a flurry of excitement , he flapped his sleeves and rose

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f è nm è I é RQ ǐ, which means stand up with a wave of your sleeve. It's hard to get up. It comes from the self examination form written by Wei Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms.

Idiom usage

To describe anger or excitement. When Wang Fang of Zhuang came to lunch, he heard that Shen Zhou had been killed. He threw himself at the banquet and stood up. The 55th chapter of Eastern Zhou Dynasty annals by Feng Menglong in Ming Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Join hands

The origin of Idioms

He stopped eating, abandoned his meal, stroked his sword and looked to the East, but his heart was already at Wu Hui. Three Kingdoms · Wei · Cao Zhi

Idiom story

During the spring and Autumn period, King Mu of Chu united with Chen, Zheng and CAI to attack the state of song. Song Zhaogong had to surrender. King Mu of Chu was so arrogant that he ordered song Zhao to do business here and there. When King Mu of Chu died, King Zhuang of Chu ascended the throne and sent Shen Zhou, a senior official, to the state of Qi to do business. After the state of song killed Shen Zhou, King Zhuang of Chu trembled with anger and joined forces to attack the state of song.

Chinese PinYin : fèn mèi ér qǐ