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心猿意马 is pronounced "xīn yuán yì mǎ" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

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心猿意马 is made up of the characters 心, 猿, 意, 马. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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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.)

Q: What does 心猿意马 mean in Chinese?

心猿意马 (xīn yuán yì mǎ) means "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" in Chinese.

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

idiomverb

Traditional: 心猿意馬

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心猿意马

Definitions

(idiom, verb) 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

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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

idiomverb

Traditional: 心猿意馬

Characters in This Word

心猿意马

Definitions

(idiom, verb) 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