be frightened out of one 's wits(pò sàn hún xiāo)

be frightened out of one 's wits

In Chinese, Pinyin is pॸs à NH ú nxi ā o, which means to describe panic and extreme fear. It comes from putianle, a gift to prostitutes.

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Mingshan's Pu Tian Le, a gift to prostitutes: "the mouth is sweet, the Pang Er is pretty The people who are attracted by it are scared out of their wits. "

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or adverbial; used in panic. The 25th chapter of Ming Fang Ruhao's the true history of Zen: "when Guan Xianshi saw Du Fu Wei coming, he was so frightened that he was about to escape out of the window and was cut down by Du Fu Wei."

Chinese PinYin : pò sàn hún xiāo