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用盡心機

简 用尽心机 · 繁 用盡心機
Mandarin · pinyin yòng jìn xīn jī

Meanings

  1. to tax one's ingenuity
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Characters in this entry

用
yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
盡
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心
xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
機
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尽
jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
机
jī · desk; machine; moment
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Entries containing 用盡心機 ↗Words written with 用 ↗Words written with 盡 ↗Words written with 心 ↗Words written with 機 ↗Words written with 尽 ↗Words written with 机 ↗

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4–4–1–1 · yong4 jin4 xin1 ji1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jung6 zeon6 sam1 gei1

Cantonese word readings for 用盡心機. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jung6 zeon6 sam1 gei1

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