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心猿意马【xīn yuán yì mǎ】

lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)
to have ants in one's pants
hyperactive
adventurous and uncontrollable

汉语词典Chinese definitions

心猿意马【xīn yuán yì mǎ】

chéng yǔ成语

Fó jiào佛教yǐ以yuán猿Mǎ马xìng性xǐ喜wài外chí驰lái来xíng róng形容zhòng shēng众生de的xīn心，bù néng不能Ān安zhù住，xǐ喜pān yuán攀缘wài外jìng境

Zhuó卓dìng定shēn chén深沉Mò莫cè liáng测量，xīn心yuán猿Yì意Mǎ马bà罢diān kuáng颠狂。

xíng róng形容xīn yì心意bù dìng不定，bù néng不能zì自chí持

ǎn俺cóng从jīn今bǎ把xīn心yuán猿Yì意Mǎ马jǐn紧láo牢shuān栓，jiāng将fán huá繁华bù不guà挂yǎn眼。
Nā那pó niáng婆娘xīn yuán yì mǎ心猿意马，àn nà bu zhù按捺不住。

心猿意马【xīn yuán yì mǎ】

lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)
to have ants in one's pants
hyperactive
adventurous and uncontrollable

汉语词典Chinese definitions

心猿意马【xīn yuán yì mǎ】

chéng yǔ成语

Fó jiào佛教yǐ以yuán猿Mǎ马xìng性xǐ喜wài外chí驰lái来xíng róng形容zhòng shēng众生de的xīn心，bù néng不能Ān安zhù住，xǐ喜pān yuán攀缘wài外jìng境

Zhuó卓dìng定shēn chén深沉Mò莫cè liáng测量，xīn心yuán猿Yì意Mǎ马bà罢diān kuáng颠狂。

xíng róng形容xīn yì心意bù dìng不定，bù néng不能zì自chí持

ǎn俺cóng从jīn今bǎ把xīn心yuán猿Yì意Mǎ马jǐn紧láo牢shuān栓，jiāng将fán huá繁华bù不guà挂yǎn眼。
Nā那pó niáng婆娘xīn yuán yì mǎ心猿意马，àn nà bu zhù按捺不住。

心

HSK 21

含义heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)

拼音xīn

猿

含义ape

拼音yuán

意

HSK 22

含义thought, idea, opinion; think

拼音yì

马

HSK 1

含义horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

拼音mǎ