be all at sea(zhàng èr hé shàng)

be all at sea

Zhang erheng, a Chinese idiom, means that he can't figure out what's going on. From the legend of the plum in the Golden Vase.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 6 of the legend of the plum in the Golden Vase: "when you see it, it's just like the second monk Zhang. You can't feel your head. You don't feel your leg joints soften and you flop down on your knees."

Idiom usage

Example: Zhou Tianhong was a little confused and asked, "why, no more positions?" Wei Wei's Fire Phoenix 107

Chinese PinYin : zhàng èr hé shàng