情急智生
qíng​jí​zhì​shēng

necessity is the mother of invention

  • created reference approved 情急智生 → 情急之下 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    情急智生 qíng​jí​zhì​shēng

    情急之下 qíng​jí​zhī​xià

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    情急智生

    qíng​jí​zhì​shēng

    necessity is the mother of invention

    (idiom) to hit upon a bright idea in a moment of desperation; to find a way out of a tight spot through sudden inspiration

    情 (literal) → 情 · qíng · situation 急 (literal) → 急 · jí · urgent 智 (literal) → 智 · zhì · wisdom; wise 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to give rise to

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