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小鹿亂撞

简小鹿乱撞 · 繁小鹿亂撞

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo lù luàn zhuàng

fig. restless, because of fear or strong emotions

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
鹿: lù · deer; surname; Kangxi radical 198
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撞: zhuàng · knock against, bump into, collide
乱: luàn · confusion, state of chaos, revolt

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3–4–4–4 · xiao3 lu4 luan4 zhuang4

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(figurative) to have butterflies in one's stomach (often used to describe a lovestruck person); (of one's heart) to go pit-a-pat; to flutter

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