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热锅上的蚂蚁

règuōshangdemǎyǐ

Traditional: 熱鍋上的螞蟻

(like) a cat on a hot tin roof / anxious / agitated

Character Breakdown

热
rè
heat, fever, zeal
HSK 1
锅
guō
cooking-pot, saucepan
HSK 5
上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1
的
de
aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
HSK 1
蚂
mǎ
ant; leech
HSK 6
蚁
yǐ
ant
HSK 6

Additional Information

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