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勞心苦思

简 劳心苦思 · 繁 勞心苦思
Mandarin · pinyin láo xīn kǔ sī

Meanings

  1. to rack one's brains
  2. to think hard
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勞
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心
xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
苦
kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
思
sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
劳
láo · labor, toil, do manual work
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2–1–3–1 · lao2 xin1 ku3 si1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lou4 sam1 fu2 si1

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