torture oneself with unpleasant thoughts
Idiom story
In the book of songs, the earliest collection of poems in China, there is a poem about an official who was sent to the west to deal with political affairs in February. He was always thinking about his hometown relatives in a distant place. He was busy from sowing season to harvest season and couldn't go home. His heart was full of endless troubles.
Idiom information
[idiom] ziyiyiqi [phonetic notation] Z ì y í y ī Q ī [usage] is used as predicate and attributive; it refers to asking for trouble. Ancient times
The origin of Idioms
I'm worried about my heart, but I'm not happy. From the book of songs Xiaoya Xiaoming 2. Xuanzi said: "whoo! The book of songs says, "I'm in my heart. I'm not happy." It's me. " From Zuo Zhuan, the second year of Xuangong
Examples of Idioms
Haotian temple is located in Youzhou, bordering on empress Xiao. If Liao people knew it, it would be a pity to send troops to rob them. The first volume of the romance of the Yang family generals by Wu Mingshi in Ming Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : zì yí yī qī
torture oneself with unpleasant thoughts
A break between the clogs and the teeth. jī chǐ zhī zhé
price oneself out of the market. màn tiān jiào jià
prize one copper as highly as one 's life. yī qián rú mìng