look at each other in fear
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ā ng ù sh ī s è, meaning you look at me, I look at you, scared face changed. It comes from the biography of Duan Xiyao.
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of Duan Xiyao in the book of Zhou in the history of the Old Five Dynasties, "envoys in Wu and Yue, and boating across the sea, the wind and waves burst up, and the boating masters and servants all looked down upon each other."
Idiom usage
To be surprised; be surprised
Examples
Five people look at each other, regret to drink their wine. Volume 113 of seven signatures of Cloud Collection by Zhang Junfang in Song Dynasty
Idiom story
During the Five Dynasties period, Duan Xiyao was diligent, hardworking, and had a good moral character. He joined the army as a recorder in the later Tang Dynasty and became a right admonishing doctor in the later Jin Dynasty. He was sent to Wuyue to do business. When he sailed in the sea, the weather changed greatly, the wind was strong, and his followers were indifferent to each other. Only he was calm and self-confident.
Chinese PinYin : xiāng gù shī sè
look at each other in fear
be in straitened circumstances. zuǒ zhī yòu chù
Honest officials can cut off housework. qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì
Change the way of life and advocate education. yí fēng chóng jiào
famous scenic mountains and rivers. míng shān shèng shuǐ