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搜腸刮肚

简搜肠刮肚 · 繁搜腸刮肚

Mandarin · pinyin sōu cháng guā dù

to search one's guts and belly (idiom); to racks one's brains for a solution

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搜: sōu · search, seek; investigate
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刮: guā · shave, pare off, scrape
肚: dù · belly; abdomen; bowels
肠: cháng · intestines; emotions; sausage

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1–2–1–4 · sou1 chang2 gua1 du4

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sau2 coeng4 gwaat3 tou5

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