thoughts thronged one 's mind
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ú Xi ǎ ngli á NPI ā n, which means floating imagination and continuous metaphor. A lot of imagination is constantly emerging. It is often used as derogatory, sometimes as commendatory, depending on the context. It comes from Wen Fu written by Lu Ji of Jin Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In Lu Ji's Wenfu of Jin Dynasty, "Shen Ciyu is happy; if a fish comes out of the deep abyss with a hook; if a floating alga floats together; if a bird falls down from Zengyun with its tassel.".
Idiom usage
This painting is full of poetry, which makes people think freely and enjoy beauty.
thoughts thronged one 's mind
give sb. the chance to make the best of his abilities - fàng lóng rù hǎi
use a corpse to resurrect a dead soul - jiè shī huán yáng
palming off substitute for the real thing - lǐ dài táo jiāng
the suspicion of being in the melon field and under the plum tree - guā lǐ zhī xián
be frightened out of one 's wits - jīng hún duó pò