情急智生 qíng jí zhì shēng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

情 qíng
HSK 2
feeling, sentiment, emotion
急 jí
HSK 3
quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
智 zhì
HSK 5
wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth