小鹿儿

小鹿兒

xiǎolùr

idiom

Meanings

1 a wildly thumping heart (as if a little deer were bounding inside)
2 the flutter of nerves or excitement in one's chest

Characters

(erhua suffix, softens to -r)

Examples

一看见他，我心里的小鹿儿就乱撞。

Yī kànjiàn tā, wǒ xīnlǐ de xiǎolùr jiù luàn zhuàng.

The moment I saw him, my heart started bounding like a little deer.

上台前心里的小鹿儿跳个不停。

Shàngtái qián xīnlǐ de xiǎolùr tiào ge bùtíng.

Before going on stage, the little deer in my chest wouldn't stop leaping.

Tips

memory

Almost always appears in 心里的小鹿儿乱撞 — 'the little deer in my heart is banging around.' Iconic Chinese metaphor for the racing heart of a crush or stage fright.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

鹿 lù

儿 ér