diff --git a/home/base/desktop/editors/emacs/README.md b/home/base/desktop/editors/emacs/README.md
index d9ef7acf..b4350c3e 100644
--- a/home/base/desktop/editors/emacs/README.md
+++ b/home/base/desktop/editors/emacs/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Emacs Editor
 
 - Framework: <https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs>
+    - key bindings: <https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/master/modules/config/default/%2Bevil-bindings.el>
 - Chinese(rime) support: <https://github.com/DogLooksGood/emacs-rime>
 - modal editing:
     - <https://github.com/emacs-evil/evil>: evil mode, enabled by default in doom-emacs.
diff --git a/home/base/desktop/editors/emacs/default.nix b/home/base/desktop/editors/emacs/default.nix
index 963b6483..a2fc3815 100644
--- a/home/base/desktop/editors/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/home/base/desktop/editors/emacs/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 with lib; let
   cfg = config.modules.editors.emacs;
   envExtra = ''
-    export PATH="${config.xdg.cacheHome}/emacs/bin:$PATH"
+    export PATH="${config.xdg.configHome}/emacs/bin:$PATH"
   '';
   shellAliases = {
     e = "emacs";
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ in {
       ((emacsPackagesFor emacs-unstable-nox).emacsWithPackages
         (epkgs: [
           epkgs.vterm
+          # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-23.11/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix#L488-L498
+          # failed to build on macOS Apple Silicon
+          (if pkgs.stdenv.isLinux then epkgs.rime else nil)
         ]))
       emacs-all-the-icons-fonts
 
diff --git a/home/base/desktop/editors/emacs/doom/init.el b/home/base/desktop/editors/emacs/doom/init.el
index 0a16e482..cd15c61e 100644
--- a/home/base/desktop/editors/emacs/doom/init.el
+++ b/home/base/desktop/editors/emacs/doom/init.el
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 (doom! :input
        ;;bidi              ; (tfel ot) thgir etirw uoy gnipleh
-       (chinese +rime)
+       ;; failed to build emacs-rime on macOS
+       (:if IS-LINUX (chinese +rime) chinese)
        ;;japanese
        ;;layout            ; auie,ctsrnm is the superior home row