锦囊妙计 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• brocade sack of miracle plans ; bag of tricks
• fiendishly cunning masterplan (written out by strategic genius of fiction, and given to the local commander in a brocade bag)

Character by character

• 锦jǐnbrocade, tapestry; embroidered
• 囊nángbag, purse, sack; to pocket, to stow
• 妙miàomysterious, subtle; clever, exquisite, wonderful
• 计jìto calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot,

Idioms sharing a character

• 花团锦簇 huā tuán jǐn cù
• 衣锦荣归 yī jǐn róng guī
• 衣锦还乡 yī jǐn huán xiāng
• 锦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā
• 锦衣玉食 jǐn yī yù shí
• 倾囊相授 qīng náng xiāng shòu
• 囊中取物 náng zhōng qǔ wù
• 囊空如洗 náng kōng rú xǐ
• 慷慨解囊 kāng kǎi jiě náng
• 探囊取物 tàn náng qǔ wù

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