費盡心思

简 费尽心思 · 繁 費盡心思
Mandarin · pinyin fèi jìn xīn si

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  1. to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through
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心
xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
思
sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
费
fèi · expenses, expenditures, fee
尽
jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
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4–4–1–5 · fei4 jin4 xin1 si5

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fai3 zeon6 sam1 si1

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費盡心思 · fei4 jin4 xin1 si5
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Exact source record費盡心思 费尽心思 [fei4 jin4 xin1 si5] /to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through/