be all eagerness to see it
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ā nd ǔ w é iku à I, which means to be happy to see it first and to be eager. It comes from the book with young Li Shiyi.
Notes on Idioms
See: see.
The origin of Idioms
Han Yu of Tang Dynasty said: "if the imperial court officials look East, they can see the scenery at the beginning. It's faster to see it first."
Idiom usage
Subject predicate; as predicate, object and attribute; with commendatory meaning. We specially discussed with Mr. Xi Ying to collect the "gossip" and print it into a special book. Those who pay attention to the anecdotes in the literary and art circles must have a glimpse. (Lu Xun's just a collection of "changing the leader"
Chinese PinYin : xiān dǔ wéi kuài
be all eagerness to see it
Cooking sand and carving ice. chuī shā lòu bīng
hide one 's ingenuity in clumsiness. cáng qiǎo yú zhuō
declare in no uncertain terms. háo bù huì yán