being at a loss what to do(miàn miàn xiāng qù)

being at a loss what to do

Face to face is a Chinese idiom, pronounced mi à NMI à nxi à ngq à, which means you look at me, I look at you, and I don't know what to do. It is used to describe that people look at each other and don't talk because of fear or helplessness. From Haizhi.

Analysis of Idioms

Look at each other face to face

The origin of Idioms

Zhang Dai's Haizhi of the Ming Dynasty: "when the boat rises like a jolt, all the people are dazzled in their sleep. When they are stifled, they just look at each other face to face."

Idiom usage

"Monk: how can you be a man of great doubt? The teacher said, "look at each other face to face." 2. Xing Shi Heng Yan · Cai Ruihong's revenge for humiliation: "three people look at each other, but they stick to each other like fish glue. It's hard to open a word." (3) Beijing popular novel Nianyu Guanyin: "Cui Ning asked his father-in-law and mother-in-law when he got home. They looked at each other face to face." 4. The third chapter of the outlaws of the Marsh: "when two people enter the building, they see three corpses lying in the pool of blood. They are so frightened that they look at each other and can't make a sound." 5. Chapter 26 of the outlaws of the Marsh: "all four neighbors look at each other face to face. They dare not disobey him, so they have to go upstairs and sit down." 6. Chapter 11 of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty: uncle Liu Beihai rescues Kong Rong, marquis LV Wenhou, Puyang breaks Cao Cao: at this time, people are sleepy, and everyone looks at each other and wants to escape. 7. The story of Ping Shan Tang in the Qing Dynasty written by Hong Hong in the Ming Dynasty: there are dozens of people outside the wall, looking at each other with astonishment. 8, Chapter 4 and Chapter 3 of scholars: "the steersman on the ship, the imperial priest on the ship, looked at each other, helpless." 9. Lu Xun's "hesitation · ever burning lamp" said: "the broad pavilions looked at each other at once. They felt that apart from the magic method of" dead ghost ", they really could not think of it." 10. Jin Yong's Xiao Ao Jiang Lake: all the escorts look at each other and admire his courage. They all think, "the chief escort is a hero, and his wife is the husband of a woman. The young dart leader was born like a big girl. He was so fearless and fearless that he yelled at the enemy. It's really amazing

Idiom story

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao led his troops to attack Xuzhou. Lu Bu took the opportunity to capture Cao Cao's Yanzhou and Puyang. Cao Cao commanded his troops to protect his family and fought with Lu Bu outside Puyang. Cao Cao listened to Yu Jin's suggestion and captured Lu Bu's West Village. Lu Bu led reinforcements to arrive. Cao's soldiers were tired and looked at each other. Fortunately, Dian Wei fought bravely, and Xia Hou led his troops to rescue.

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