蠢蠢欲动 (chǔn chǔn yù dòng) — (idiom) ready to stir up trouble; to be about to cause trouble; to make a move (with hostile intent)
Definition
A literary idiom meaning restless and ready to make a move, almost always with a sense of threat or trouble. Implies enemies or bad actors are about to act, not harmless activity.
idiom
ready to stir up troubleto be about to cause troubleto make a move (with hostile intent)
Examples
- 蠢蠢欲动。Biān jìng de dí rén yòu kāi shǐ chǔn chǔn yù dòng le.The enemies on the border are starting to make trouble again.
- 蠢蠢欲动，。Nà xiē bù fǎ fèn zǐ chǔn chǔn yù dòng, xiǎng yào pò huài shè huì wěn dìng.Those lawbreakers are ready to cause trouble, wanting to disrupt social stability.
- ，蠢蠢欲动，。Kàn dào jī huì, yì xiē tóu jī zhě chǔn chǔn yù dòng, zhǔn bèi dà lāo yì bǐ.Seeing an opportunity, some speculators are poised to cause trouble, ready to make a big profit.
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