心勞計絀
xīn​láo​jì​chù

at one's wits' end

  • created sense approved 心劳计绌/心勞計絀 · xīn​láo​jì​chù · at one's wits' end — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    心劳计绌 / 心勞計絀

    xīn​láo​jì​chù

    at one's wits' end

    to rack one's brains in vain; to be at the end of one's resources without any good ideas left

    心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · mind 劳 (literal) → 劳/勞 · láo · fatigue 计 (literal) → 计/計 · jì · plan 绌 (literal) → 绌/絀 · chù · insufficient

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense