in a restless and jumpy mood
Yi Ma Xin ape, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ì m ǎ x ī NYU á n, which means to describe the mind is not fixed, like a monkey jumping, running as uncontrollable. It comes from the contract of participation.
The origin of Idioms
Wei Boyang of the Han Dynasty wrote "the heart ape is uncertain, the horse is galloping." Xu Hun of Tang Dynasty wrote a poem about Du Jushi: "the machine is full of heart, the ape is subdued, the God is idle, the horse is moving."
Idiom usage
It has a derogatory meaning.
Chinese PinYin : yì mǎ xīn yuán
in a restless and jumpy mood
a man of inferior and ordinary ability. chū lì yōng cái
The last leg of a journey marks the halfway point.. xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí