心猿意马

Traditional: 心猿意馬

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Dictionary entry

lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)

What does 心猿意马 mean?

心猿意马 (xīn yuán yì mǎ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)

2to have ants in one's pants

3hyperactive

4adventurous and uncontrollable

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心xīnheart · mind 猿yuánvariant of 猿[yuan2]意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense · (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

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