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热锅上的蚂蚁
熱鍋上的螞蟻
règuōshangdemǎyǐ
1. (like) a cat on a hot tin roof
2. anxious
3. agitated

Character Breakdown

热
rè
heat, fever, zeal
HSK 1 10 丶
锅
guō
cooking-pot, saucepan
HSK 5 12 丶
上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1 3 丶
的
de
aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
HSK 1 8 丶
蚂
mǎ
ant; leech
HSK 6 9 丶
蚁
yǐ
ant
HSK 6 9 丶

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