- 暗藏玄机 àncángxuánjī to contain a hidden mysteryTo secretly hide a profound mystery, deep principle, or hidden agenda; to contain a hidden catch or underlying complexity.
- 玄机妙算 xuánjīmiàosuàn brilliant strategya mysterious and ingenious plan; to have divine foresight or highly brilliant schemes
- 鱼玄机 yúxuánjī Yu Xuanji(c. 844–871) Renowned poet of the late Tang Dynasty, born in Chang'an; originally named [[鱼幼微|魚幼微|yu2 you4 wei1]], she was briefly a concubine before becoming a Daoist nun at the Xianyiguan convent and was eventually executed for the death of her maid.