chǔn​chǔn​yù​dòng

beginning to stir; restless; ready to move

  • created reference approved 蠢蠢欲动/蠢蠢欲動 → 跃跃欲试/躍躍欲試 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蠢蠢欲动 / 蠢蠢欲動 chǔn​chǔn​yù​dòng

    跃跃欲试 / 躍躍欲試 yuè​yuè​yù​shì

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  • created reference approved 蠢蠢欲动/蠢蠢欲動 → 摩拳擦掌 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蠢蠢欲动 / 蠢蠢欲動 chǔn​chǔn​yù​dòng

    摩拳擦掌 mó​quán​cā​zhǎng

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  • created sense approved 蠢蠢欲动/蠢蠢欲動 · chǔn​chǔn​yù​dòng · beginning to stir; restless; ready to move — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蠢蠢欲动 / 蠢蠢欲動

    chǔn​chǔn​yù​dòng

    beginning to stir; restless; ready to move

    (idiom) to begin to stir; to get restless or become threatening; originally used to describe insects moving, it now metaphorically describes enemies or wrongdoers preparing to take action or cause trouble

    蠢蠢 (reduplication) → 蠢 · chǔn · to wriggle 欲 (literal) → 欲 · yù · about to 动 (literal) → 动/動 · dòng · to move

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