Ants on hot pot
It is a Chinese word to describe the state of being agitated, anxious and restless.
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The same as "ants on the hot pot".
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Chapter 19 of the romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties: the prince and Yang Su are ants on the hot pot, and they can't expect any news.
Ants on hot pot
Picking melons and embracing vines - zhāi guā bào màn
a word spoken goes faster than a team of four horses - sì bù jí shé