心猿意馬

心猿意马
xīnyuányìmǎ
  1. lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)
  2. to have ants in one's pants
  3. hyperactive
  4. adventurous and uncontrollable

CEDICT

derogatory

Entry Composition

1 心 xīn
  1. heart
  2. mind
  3. intention
  4. center
  5. core

classifiers: 顆, 個
=2 猿 yuán variant of 猿 yuán
=2 猿 yuán ape
=2 猿 yuán variant of 猿 yuán
3 意 yì
  1. idea
  2. meaning
  3. thought
  4. to think
  5. wish
  6. desire
  7. intention
  8. to expect
  9. to anticipate
4 馬 mǎ
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

classifier: 匹