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情急智生

Mandarin · pinyin qíng jí zhì shēng

inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)
also written 情急之下

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情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
急: jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
智: zhì · wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth

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2–2–4–1 · qing2 ji2 zhi4 sheng1

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cing4 gap1 zi3 sang1

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