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心猿意马

xīn yuán yì mǎ

4-character word Traditional 心猿意馬

What 心猿意马 means

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

The characters in 心猿意马

• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 猿yuánape
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess