小鹿

xiǎolù
noun #34,091

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 fawn; little deer
  2. 2 (figurative) flutter of the heart, used in 心里像揣了只小鹿

Examples

Xiǎolù zài sēnlín lǐ bèngbèng tiàotiào.
The little deer hops about in the forest.
Jiàndào tā, wǒ xīnli xiàng chuāi le zhī xiǎolù, luàn tiào ge bù tíng.
When I saw him, my heart fluttered like a little deer leaping inside me.

Tips

culture
心里小鹿 ('a little deer leaping wildly in my heart') is the standard Chinese idiom for nervous heart-pounding — usually a crush or stage fright. The image is so fixed that 'small deer' alone can evoke that fluttery feeling in modern song lyrics and TV titles.

Stroke Order

xiǎo
鹿