rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ

Traditional: 熱鍋上的螞蟻

热锅上的蚂蚁 (rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “(like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated”.

Meanings

  1. 1(like) a cat on a hot tin roof
  2. 2anxious
  3. 3agitated

Characters in 热锅上的蚂蚁

热rè · to warm up锅guō · pot; pan; wok; cauldron上shǎng · used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]的de · of; ~'s (possessive particle)蚂mā · used in 螞螂|蚂螂[ma1 lang2]蚁yǐ · ant

Related words

的of; ~'s (possessive particle)的a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的really and truly的(bound form) bull's-eye; target上used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上(bound form) up; upper; above; previous是的yes, that's right上帝God马上at once晚上evening他妈的(taboo curse) damn it!身上on the body

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