热锅上的蚂蚁

rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ

(like) a cat on a hot tin roof

anxious; agitated

to warm up

guō

pot; pan; wok; cauldron

shang

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

used in 螞蟥|蚂蟥[ma3 huang2]

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