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inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)

情急智生
qíng jí shēng zhì
q+íng·2nd tonej+í·2nd tonesh+ēng·1st tonezh+ì·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
quick witted in an emergency · able to react resourcefully急中生智jí zhōng shēng zhìto change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic随机应变suí jī yìng biàn
Antonyms
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis束手无策shù shǒu wú cèto be unable to find a solution · to be at wits' end一筹莫展yī chóu mò zhǎn