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苦思冥想

Mandarin · pinyin kǔ sī míng xiǎng

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to think deeply; to rack one's brains
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苦
kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
思
sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
冥
míng · dark, gloomy, night; deep
想
xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
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3–1–2–3 · ku3 si1 ming2 xiang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu2 si1 ming4 soeng2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to think long and hard

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