勞心苦思
láo​xīn​kǔ​sī

to rack one's brains

  • created sense approved 劳心苦思/勞心苦思 · láo​xīn​kǔ​sī · to rack one's brains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    劳心苦思 / 勞心苦思

    láo​xīn​kǔ​sī

    to rack one's brains

    to rack one's brains; to think hard

    劳心 (literal) → 劳心/勞心 · láo​xīn · to tax one's mind 苦思 (literal) → 苦思 · kǔ​sī · to think hard

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