无头苍蝇

Traditional form:

無頭蒼蠅

Pinyin (reading):

wútóucāngying

Definitions:

• headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically)

Characters:

• 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 苍 - dark blue; deep green; old, hoary
• 蝇 - fly, musca

Traditional characters:

• 無 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 蒼 - dark blue; deep green; old, hoary
• 蠅 - fly, musca