热锅上的蚂蚁

Traditional: 熱鍋上的螞蟻

rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ

Dictionary entry

(like) a cat on a hot tin roof

What does 热锅上的蚂蚁 mean?

热锅上的蚂蚁 (rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(like) a cat on a hot tin roof

2anxious

3agitated

Character breakdown

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热rèto warm up · to heat up 锅guōpot; pan; wok; cauldron · pot-shaped thing 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)蚂māused in 螞螂|蚂螂[ma1 lang2]蚁yǐant

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热锅上的蚂蚁

rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ

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