灵机一动 — Chinese idiom
灵机一动
líng jī yī dòng
Traditional: 靈機一動
Meaning
- a bright idea suddenly occurs ; to hit upon an inspiration
- to be struck by a brainwave
Character by character
- 灵língspirit, soul; spiritual world
- 机jīdesk; machine; moment, opportunity
- 一yīone; a, an; alone
- 动dòngto move, to happen; movement, action
Idioms sharing a character
- 人杰地灵 rén jié dì líng
- 冥顽不灵 míng wán bù líng
- 古灵精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài
- 活灵活现 huó líng huó xiàn
- 生灵涂炭 shēng líng tú tàn
- 荼毒生灵 tú dú shēng líng
- 药石无灵 yào shí wú líng
- 钟灵毓秀 zhōng líng yù xiù
- 灵丹妙药 líng dān miào yào
- 一线生机 yī xiàn shēng jī
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