冥思苦想
míng​sī​kǔ​xiǎng

to rack one's brains

  • created reference approved 冥思苦想 → 冥思苦索 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冥思苦想 míng​sī​kǔ​xiǎng

    冥思苦索 míng​sī​kǔ​suǒ

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  • created reference approved 冥思苦想 → 苦思冥想 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冥思苦想 míng​sī​kǔ​xiǎng

    苦思冥想 kǔ​sī​míng​xiǎng

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  • created sense approved 冥思苦想 · míng​sī​kǔ​xiǎng · to rack one's brains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冥思苦想

    míng​sī​kǔ​xiǎng

    to rack one's brains

    to think long and hard about something; to consider a problem from all angles; to ponder deeply or rack one's brains

    冥思 (literal) → 冥思 · míng​sī · to contemplate 苦想 (literal) → 苦想 · kǔ​xiǎng · to think hard

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