an unsettled state of mind
Qishangbaxia, a Chinese idiom, is pronounced Q à sh à NGB à Xi à, which means to describe the feeling of being flustered and at a loss; it also refers to the feeling of being scattered or disordered. From the quotations of Zen master Dahui pujue.
The origin of Idioms
Ming Shi Naian's "Water Margin" Chapter 26: "that Hu Zhengqing heart 15 buckets of water, seven up and eight down."
Idiom usage
He always feels uncomfortable. Sha Ting's troubles
Chinese PinYin : qī shàng bā xià
an unsettled state of mind
No resistance, no inferiority. bù kàng bù bēi
shelter evil people and countenance evil practices. cáng wū nà gòu
Seeking roots and pulling up trees. xún gēn bá shù
One moment at a time, another at a time. cǐ yī shí bǐ yī shí