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Chinese
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fawn; heartbeat; pounding heart
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in confusion; disorderly
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to hit; to strike; to meet by accident to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into |
| trad. (小鹿亂撞)
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小鹿
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亂
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撞
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| simp. (小鹿乱撞)
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小鹿
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乱
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撞
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| Literally: “little deer dashing around”.
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Etymology
Not the only form in Chinese. Many variants exist. This is the four-character chengyu-like form. Similar phrases first attested in the 13th century in Early Old Mandarin.
Pronunciation
Idiom
小鹿亂撞
- (figurative) to have butterflies in one's stomach (often used to describe a lovestruck person); (of one's heart) to go pit-a-pat; to flutter