devious mind; sinister thinking; scheming
Idiomatic expression describing a calculating, untrustworthy, or scheming mindset. Often used in literary or dramatic contexts.
彼の機械の心には誰も敵わない。
No one can match his devious mind.
機械の心を持つ政治家は信用できない。
Politicians with sinister thinking cannot be trusted.
Standard kanji spelling for this idiomatic expression.
Alternate kanji spelling using 之; less common and somewhat literary.
A rendering of 機心, the calculating or contriving mind discussed in the Chinese classic 『荘子』, where reliance on contrivances is associated with a scheming disposition.