心猿意马 — Chinese idiom
心猿意马
xīn yuán yì mǎ
Traditional: 心猿意馬
Meaning
- lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse ; fig. capricious (derog.)
- to have ants in one's pants
- hyperactive
- adventurous and uncontrollable
Character by character
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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