急中生智
jí​zhōng​shēng​zhì

quick-witted in a crisis

  • created sense approved 急中生智 · jí​zhōng​shēng​zhì · quick-witted in a crisis — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    急中生智

    jí​zhōng​shēng​zhì

    quick-witted in a crisis

    to suddenly hit upon a good idea or find a way out when faced with an emergency; to show resourcefulness in a moment of desperation

    急 (literal) → 急 · jí · emergency 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to give rise to 智 (literal) → 智 · zhì · wisdom; wise

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