計上心來

Chinese

		to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	heart; mind	to come
trad. (計上心來)		計	上	心	來
simp. (计上心来)		计	上	心	来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìshàngxīnlái

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³ soeng⁵ sam¹ loi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìshàngxīnlái
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìshàngsinlái
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-shang⁴-hsin¹-lai²
    • Yale: jì-shàng-syīn-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshanqshinlai
    • Palladius: цзишансиньлай (czišansinʹlaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai³ soeng⁵ sam¹ loi⁴
    • Yale: gai séuhng sām lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai³ soeng⁵ sam¹ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei³ sêng⁵ sem¹ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³ sœːŋ¹³ sɐm⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

Idiom

計上心來

1. a stratagem comes to mind

Usage notes

Used frequently in the early vernacular novels and operas.

Derived terms

• 眉頭一皺，計上心來／眉头一皱，计上心来 (méitóu yī zhòu, jì shàng xīn lái)
• 眉頭一縱，計上心來／眉头一纵，计上心来 (méitóu yī zòng, jì shàng xīn lái)