have ants in one's pants(shén bù shǒu shě)

have ants in one's pants

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh é Nb ù sh ǒ ush è, which means that the spirit has left the body. It means that the soul is lost and the mind is not stable. From notes of Yuewei thatched cottage by Ji Yun of Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Notes of Yuewei thatched cottage written by Ji Yun in Qing Dynasty: "I am extremely tired, and I can't keep my heart. When Zhenyang flies over, it comes to the separation of soul and form, that is, ghosts. "

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate, attribute, complement; derogatory; uneasy. Chapter 87 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "I can't help but feel like ten thousand horses galloping for a while. I feel like I'm not in the nunnery anymore." Kang Xiaoyin's ancient and modern road to the world: "Prince Yanfeng, who takes playing with the common people as his duty, sometimes coaxes Bailian tiannv, whose goal is to control the universe, out of his mind and soul..."

Analysis of Idioms

The land lord left the temple, and the lantern riddle led him to a fairyland journey

Idiom story

Miaoyu and Baoyu came back to the nunnery after listening to Daiyu's bleak music. After reading the "daily chant of Zen", they meditated on the bed. However, he is always thinking of Baoyu, and his heart beats and ears are hot. He fell asleep in a daze. In his dream, it seemed that many princes and grandsons wanted to marry her. Some robbers even threatened her with knives and sticks, and she was seriously ill.

Chinese PinYin : shén bù shǒu shě