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Home / Idiom / 心血来潮

to be prompted by a sudden impulse · carried away by a whim · to have a brainstorm

心血来潮
xīn xuè lái cháo
x+īn·1st tonex+üè·4th tonel+ái·2nd tonech+áo·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration · to be struck by a brainwave灵机一动líng jī yī dòngto let one's imagination roam浮想联翩fú xiǎng lián piān
Antonyms
to plot actively (idiom) · scheming · calculating处心积虑chǔ xīn jī lu:4lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means千方百计qiān fāng bǎi jì
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