look of exultation(yǎng shǒu shēn méi)

look of exultation

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǎ ngsh ǒ ush ē nm é I, meaning high spirited. It comes from Sima Qian's letter to Ren Shaoqing in Han Dynasty.

Idiom usage

I'm trapped in a prison. I want to be in the middle of life and death.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: raise one's eyebrows and exhale

The origin of Idioms

In the Han Dynasty, Sima Qian's "letter to Ren Shaoqing", he said, "I want to raise my head and show my eyebrows to discuss right and wrong, but I don't want to despise the imperial court and shame the people in the world?"

Idiom explanation

Raise your head: raise your head; stretch your eyebrows: stretch your brows. Describe a high spirited look.

Chinese PinYin : yǎng shǒu shēn méi