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冥思苦想

Mandarin · pinyin míng sī kǔ xiǎng

Meanings

  1. see 苦思冥想 kǔ sī míng xiǎng
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冥
míng · dark, gloomy, night; deep
思
sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
苦
kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
想
xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
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2–1–3–3 · ming2 si1 ku3 xiang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ming5 si1 fu2 soeng2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) synonym of 冥思苦索 (míngsīkǔsuǒ, “to think long and hard”)

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