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窮思苦想

简穷思苦想 · 繁窮思苦想

Mandarin · pinyin qióng sī kǔ xiǎng

to think hard (idiom)
to give sth much thought

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思: sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
穷: qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished

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2–1–3–3 · qiong2 si1 ku3 xiang3

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