心猿意马
Traditional form:
心猿意馬
Pinyin (reading):
xīnyuányìmǎ
Definitions:
- lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)
- to have ants in one's pants
- hyperactive
- adventurous and uncontrollable
Characters:
- 心 - heart; mind; soul
- 猿 - ape
- 意 - thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
- 马 - horse; surname
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