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心猿意马

xīn yuán yì mǎ phrase C2

Traditional: 心猿意馬

  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
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