計上心來

Chinese

		to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	heart; mind	to come
trad. (計上心來)		計	上	心	來
simp. (计上心来)		计	上	心	来

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìshàngxīnlái

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³ soeng⁵ sam¹ loi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìshàngxīnlái
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣㄌㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìshàngsinlái
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-shang⁴-hsin¹-lai²
  - Yale: jì-shàng-syīn-lái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshanqshinlai
  - Palladius: цзишансиньлай (czišansinʹlaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai³ soeng⁵ sam¹ loi⁴
  - Yale: gai séuhng sām lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai³ soeng⁵ sam¹ loi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei³ sêng⁵ sem¹ loi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³ sœːŋ¹³ sɐm⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

Idiom

計上心來

a stratagem comes to mind

Usage notes

Used frequently in the early vernacular novels and operas.

Derived terms

眉頭一皺，計上心來／眉头一皱，计上心来 (méitóu yī zhòu, jì shàng xīn lái)
眉頭一縱，計上心來／眉头一纵，计上心来 (méitóu yī zòng, jì shàng xīn lái)

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