Mind monkey Chinese "mind monkey" collocations Development of Chinese Mind-monkey Terms

| Date_CE | Text_ | Simplified_characters | Traditional_characters | Pinyin | Wade_Giles | Literal_meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c. 406 | Weimojiesuoshuojing | 心如猿猴 | 心如猨猴 | xīn rú yuánhóu | hsin ju yuan-hou | mind like a monkey |
| c. 540 | Mengyu chanhui shi | 爱马 … 心猿 | 愛馬 … 心猿 | àimǎ … xīnyuán | ai-ma … hsin-yüan | love-horse … mind-monkey |
| 657 | Daci`ensi sanzang fashizhuan | 情猿 … 意马 | 情猿 … 意馬 | qíngyuán … yìmǎ | ch`ing-yüan … i-ma | `feelings-monkey … will-horse |
| c. 840 | Zengti Du yinju | 心猿 … 意马 | 心猿 … 意馬 | xīnyuán … yìmǎ | hsin-yüan … i-ma | mind-monkey … will-horse |
| 947 | Bianwen weimojiejing | 心猿意马 | 心猿意馬 | xīnyuányìmǎ | hsin-yüan-i-ma | mind-monkey will-horse |
| c. 1180 | Shuixuanshi | 意马心猿 | 意馬心猿 | yìmǎxīnyuán | i-ma-hsin-yüan | will-horse mind-monkey |