热锅上的蚂蚁，团团转熱鍋上的螞蟻，團團轉熱鍋上的螞蟻，團團轉

an ant on a hot wok: running round and round

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Describes someone anxious and frantic, running around without finding a solution.

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Simplified: 热锅上的蚂蚁，团团转
Traditional (Taiwan): 熱鍋上的螞蟻，團團轉
Pinyin: règuōshàngdemǎyǐ, tuántuánzhuàn
Pinyin (Taiwan): règuōshangdemǎyǐ, tuántuánzhuàn
Bopomofo: ㄖㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄤ ˙ㄉㄜㄇㄚˇ ㄧˇ，ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ

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