chǔn chǔn yù dòngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to begin to stir (idiom) / to get restless / to become threatening
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Original source entry:

蠢蠢欲動 蠢蠢欲动 [chun3 chun3 yu4 dong4] /to begin to stir (idiom)/to get restless/to become threatening/

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