心乱如麻 — Chinese idiom
心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
Traditional: 心亂如麻
Meaning
- one's thoughts in a whirl ; confused
- disconcerted
- upset
Character by character
- 心xīnheart; mind; soul
- 乱luànanarchy, chaos; revolt
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 麻máhemp, flax, sesame; numb
Idioms sharing a character
- 一心一德 yī xīn yī dé
- 一心二用 yī xīn èr yòng
- 一门心思 yī mén xīn si
- 三心二意 sān xīn èr yì
- 人心不古 rén xīn bù gǔ
- 人心惶惶 rén xīn huáng huáng
- 人心难测 rén xīn nán cè
- 人面兽心 rén miàn shòu xīn
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn
- 佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn
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