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
when one sees the saddle he thinks of the horse -- one thing leads to another
the imaginative power in writing has declined - jiāng láng cái jìn
be as far removed as heaven from earth - pàn ruò yún ní
sharpen one 's sword and oil one 's gun - mó dāo cā qiāng