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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
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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 |
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| trad. (熱鍋上的螞蟻)
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熱
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鍋
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上
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的
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螞蟻
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| simp. (热锅上的蚂蚁)
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热
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锅
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上
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的
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蚂蚁
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| Literally: “ants on a hot pot”.
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Pronunciation
Noun
熱鍋上的螞蟻
- (figurative, idiomatic) a nervous, jumpy state, like a cat on a hot tin roof