when one sees the saddle he thinks of the horse -- one thing leads to another

when one sees the saddle he thinks of the horse -- one thing leads to another

The Chinese idiom Ji à n à ns à m à means to think of someone when you see something left by someone who died or left. It comes from the collected works of Mr. Yu Laishi, San Ganxing.

The origin of Idioms

In Song Shi Jie's collection of works of Mr. Yu Laishi, San Ganxing, it is said that "leaning on the saddle, thinking of the horse's bone, caressing the bridle and reading the green."

Idiom usage

It is used as object and attributive; it is used as metaphor for touching Acacia. example seeing the beautiful clothes, precious toys and other things stolen from the old boat in Shen Lan's home is exactly "thinking of the horse at the sight of the saddle". Ling Mengchu of Ming Dynasty