when fortune arrives, the mind becomes clever
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
when good fortune comes, one's mind becomes inspired and clever
literaryUsed to describe how a person's intelligence or inspiration seems to improve naturally when they are in a lucky or favorable situation. Often implies that success brings clarity and clever ideas.
Zhēn真
shì是
fú福
zhì至
xīn心
líng灵
，
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
hòu候
tā他
jìng竟
xiǎng想
chū出
le了
zhè这
gè个
jué绝
miào妙
de的
jiě解
jué决
fāng方
àn案
。
It was truly a case of fortune inspiring the mind; at the critical moment, he actually thought of this brilliant solution.
Zì自
cóng从
zhòng中
le了
cǎi彩
piào票
，
tā他
zhěng整
gè个
rén人
dōu都
biàn变
de得
jī机
mǐn敏
qǐ起
lái来
，
zhè这
dà大
gài概
jiù就
shì是
fú福
zhì至
xīn心
líng灵
ba吧
。
Since winning the lottery, he's become much sharper overall; this is probably what they mean by fortune inspiring the mind.
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Gǔ古
rén人
shuō说
fú福
zhì至
xīn心
líng灵
，
wǒ我
zhè这
cì次
miàn面
shì试
chéng成
gōng功
，
kě可
néng能
yě也
zhān沾
le了
diǎn点
hǎo好
yùn运
de的
guāng光
。
The ancients said 'when fortune arrives, the mind becomes clever'; my success in this interview might also have benefited from a bit of good luck.