| 灵机一动 |
líng jī yī dòng |
a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave |
| 灵 |
líng |
quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin |
| 灵机 |
líng jī |
sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick |
| 机 |
Jī |
surname Ji |
| 机 |
jī |
(bound form) machine; mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point; pivot / (bound form) quick-witted; flexible / (bound form) organic |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 动 |
dòng |
(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 动词, verb |