心猿意马 (心猿意馬)
xīn yuán yì mǎ
Pinyin

Definition

心猿意马 (心猿意馬)
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xīn yuán yì mǎ
  1. lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)
  2. to have ants in one's pants
  3. hyperactive
  4. adventurous and uncontrollable

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shāng xīn
  1. 1 to grieve
  2. 2 to be broken-hearted
  3. 3 to feel deeply hurt
nèi xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 innermost being
  3. 3 (math.) incenter
xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 to be careful
  2. 2 to take care
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 classifier: 颗 kē
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
xīn dòng
  1. 1 heartbeat
  2. 2 heart rate
  3. 3 (fig.) emotionally affected
  4. 4 aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)

Idioms (20)

一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
  1. 1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
  2. 2 willful
  3. 3 one's own way
  4. 4 dogmatic
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying