Fifteen buckets of water, seven ups and eight downs, two-part allegorical saying, means that a person's mood is very uneasy and his head is shaking.
Pinyin shw gè dià o t m: ng d m: shu, q: sh à ng b ā.
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〈 Xie 〉 bucket, tied to the bucket beam with rope or bamboo pole, used to hang the bucket to get water. The feeling in my heart is like fifteen buckets drawing water from a well.
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How did she answer this sentence? So she was as anxious as fifteen buckets of water. Qing Wenkang's Biography of Heroes of Children (40th time).
(of a person's mental state) Like a well, seven barrels go up and eight barrels go down ―― mental instability.
Chinese idioms, pronounced as q, q and sh à ng b ā xi à, mean to describe the feeling of being flustered and at a loss; Also refers to dispersion or confusion. Quotations from Zen master Dahui Pujue.
Synonym uneasy, uneasy
Antonyms feel at ease, as if nothing had happened.
Usage: as predicate, attribute and adverbial; Describe the panic in your heart.
Origin of idioms
Shi Ming Nai 'an's "Water Margin" is the 26th time: "Then Hu Zhengqing draws water in his heart, with seven ups and downs."