熱鍋上的螞蟻

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Chinese

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heat; to heat up; fervent
heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up
 
pot; pan; boiler
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
really and truly; aim; clear
really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
 
ant
trad. (熱鍋上的螞蟻) 螞蟻
simp. (热锅上的蚂蚁) 蚂蚁
Literally: “ants on a hot pot”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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熱鍋上的螞蟻

  1. (figurative, idiomatic) a nervous, jumpy state, like a cat on a hot tin roof