Etymology

monkey of the mind

Today it means: Synonym of monkey mind Full definition →

Chinese 心猿 ← Japanese 心猿
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  1. Japanese · derived from心猿
  2. Chinese · derived from心猿
  3. English todaymonkey of the mind

From Chinese 心猿 (xīnyuán) or Japanese 心猿 (shin'en) which both literally mean "heart-mind monkey".

Words from the same roots

Chinese心猿 all →

mind monkeymonkey mind

Japanese心猿 all →

mind monkeymonkey mind

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.