心動

心⫽動 (subject-predicate)

1. (of the heart) to beat; to palpitate

   • 日磾奏廁心動，立入，坐內戶下。須臾，何羅袖白刃從東箱上，見日磾，色變，走趨臥內欲入，行觸寶瑟，僵。日磾得抱何羅，因傳曰：“莽何羅反！” [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     日䃅奏厕心动，立入，坐内户下。须臾，何罗袖白刃从东箱上，见日䃅，色变，走趋卧内欲入，行触宝瑟，僵。日䃅得抱何罗，因传曰：“莽何罗反！” [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     Mìdī zǒucè xīndòng, lì rù, zuò nèihù xià. Xūyú, héluó xiù báirèn cóng dōngxiāng shàng, jiàn Mìdī, sè biàn, zǒuqū wònèi yù rù, xíng chù bǎosè, jiāng. Mìdī dé bào Héluó, yīn chuán yuē: “Mǎng Héluó fǎn!” [Pinyin]

     Jin Midi had gotten up to go to the toilet, but feeling suddenly uneasy in his mind, he entered the emperor's chambers and sat down beside the door to the inner bedroom. Before long, Heluo crept in from the eastern verandah, with a dagger concealed in his sleeve. When he saw Midi, he turned pale and made a dash toward the bedroom door, hoping to get at the emperor, but he stumbled over a large and elaborately decorated zither and fell to the floor. Midi managed to fling his arms around him, at the same time exclaiming, “Mang Heluo has risen up in revolt!”

   • 魏武常言：“人欲危己，己輒心動。”因語所親小人曰：“汝懷刃密來我側，我必說‘心動’。執汝使行刑，汝但勿言其使，無他，當厚相報。” [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     魏武常言：“人欲危己，己辄心动。”因语所亲小人曰：“汝怀刃密来我侧，我必说‘心动’。执汝使行刑，汝但勿言其使，无他，当厚相报。” [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5^th century CE

     Wèiwǔ cháng yán: “Rén yù wēi jǐ, jǐ zhé xīndòng.” Yīn yù suǒ qīn xiǎorén yuē: “Rǔ huái rèn mì lái wǒ cè, wǒ bì shuō ‘xīndòng’. Zhí rǔ shǐ xíngxíng, rǔ dàn wù yán qí shǐ, wútā, dāng hòu xiàngbào.” [Pinyin]

     Ts'ao Ts'ao claimed that whenever anyone wants to threaten him, he always feels a presentiment of it in his heart. Accordingly he said to one of his underlings with whom he was intimate, "Hide a dagger in your bosom and come stealthily to my side. I will, of course, say that I feel a presentiment in my heart and have you seized and executed, but for your part, don't say a word about having been asked to do it, and nothing more will come upon you. I shall reward you generously."

2. to be moved mentally; to be interested; to be swayed; to be attracted

• (to beat):

• (to be moved mentally): 動心／动心 (dòngxīn)