a stratagem comes to mind

a stratagem comes to mind

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì sh à NGX ī NL á I, which means that you suddenly have a plan in mind. From autumn in Han Palace.

The origin of Idioms

The first fold of Ma Zhiyuan's Han Palace autumn in Yuan Dynasty: "eyebrows are vertical, and the plan comes from heart."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: Ji Shangtou [Xiehouyu]: Kong Ming opens his mouth

Idiom usage

Because of a deep thought, he made up his mind to push the greasy candle to Baoyu's face. A dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty Chapter 25