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心猿意馬 (心猿意马)

xīn yuán yì mǎ

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

心
=
？
+
？
猿
=
犭
+
袁
意
=
音
+
心
馬
=
？
+
灬

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