with one 's face flushed and one 's ears hot(miàn hóng ěr rè)

with one 's face flushed and one 's ears hot

Red face and hot ears, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is mi à NH ó ng à RR è, which means to describe the appearance of red face due to nervousness, impatience, shyness, etc. It comes from Ling Mengchu's the first time to make a surprise.

The origin of Idioms

Ling Mengchu of the Ming Dynasty, Volume 20 of "the surprise of making a case at the first moment": "poor Pei Lansun is a pretty virgin in the boudoir. When he meets a stranger, he will blush."

Word usage

Used as an adverbial or attributive; used of excitement, anger, or shame

Examples

Think of here, can't help but blush, also entered the room to clean up. The 19th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Red face and red ears

Chinese PinYin : miàn hóng ěr rè