one 's heart is torn with anxiety(xīn jí rú fén)

one 's heart is torn with anxiety

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī NJ í R ú f é n, which means that the heart is as anxious as fire. I'm very anxious. From the romance of the Western chamber.

Idiom usage

Li Zicheng was very anxious in his heart. He only felt that the trees were cutting too slowly. Yao xueyin's Li Zicheng, Vol.2, Chapter 26 Liu kuncang was so anxious that he wanted to report to the headquarters.

The origin of Idioms

The fourth fold of the first book of the romance of the Western chamber by Wang Shifu in Yuan Dynasty: "I'm very satisfied to see it." Jin Shengtan criticized: "anxious, can't wait."

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, the state power of Lu was controlled by the three families of Jisun, mengsun and shusun. Duke Ding of Lu became a puppet. He was worried about the country and the people. He was very anxious. He heard that Confucius started his lecture, advocated "the principles of monarch and Minister" and called Confucius. Confucius analyzed the internal and external troubles of Lu state, suggested that he should contact Qi State externally, revitalize the monarchy internally, and formulated a series of measures.

Chinese PinYin : xīn jí rú fén