挖空心思
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Chinese[edit]
to dig; to excavate; to scoop out | emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain |
thoughts; ideas; thinking | ||
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trad. (挖空心思) | 挖 | 空 | 心思 | |
simp. #(挖空心思) | 挖 | 空 | 心思 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
挖空心思
- (usually derogatory) to rack one's brains; to search everything for an answer
Synonyms[edit]
- (Hokkien) 想心想肝