殫智竭力
dān​zhì​jié​lì

to do one's utmost

  • created sense approved 殚智竭力/殫智竭力 · dān​zhì​jié​lì · to do one's utmost — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    殚智竭力 / 殫智竭力

    dān​zhì​jié​lì

    to do one's utmost

    to exhaust one's wisdom and use up all one's strength; to do everything in one's power

    殚 (literal) → 殚/殫 · dān · to exhaust 智 (literal) → 智 · zhì · wisdom; wise 竭力 (literal) → 竭力 · jié​lì · to do one's utmost

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