熱鍋上的螞蟻
simp热锅上的蚂蚁jit6 wo1 soeng6 dik1 maa5 ngai5rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ
English
- (like) a cat on a hot tin roof
- anxious
- agitated
- like a cat on hot bricks; literally "ant on a hot saucer"
粵語 — Cantonese
- 比喻非常之焦急，喺度行來行去
Examples
佢約咗女神三點鐘，而家已經四點都未見人，佢急到好似熱鍋上嘅螞蟻。
His dream girl said she would show up at 3 but it's 5 now and there is no sign of her. He is so anxious like a cat on hot bricks.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk