xīn yuán yì mǎ

Traditional: 心猿意馬

心猿意马 (xīn yuán yì mǎ) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.); to have ants in one's pants; hyperactive”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)
  2. 2to have ants in one's pants
  3. 3hyperactive
  4. 4adventurous and uncontrollable

Characters in 心猿意马

心xīn · heart猿yuán · ape意yì · (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense马mǎ · horse

Related words

意思idea担心anxious马上at once愿意to wish心heart注意to take note of; to pay attention to小心to be careful马horse马surname Ma开心to feel happy主意plan同意to agree

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