想方設法 [－－设－]

Jyutping soeng2 fong1 cit3 faat3
Pinyin xiǎng fāng shè fǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. to try this, that and the other
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    設想​各種​方法
    to try every means; to think about every method
    • 呢位媽媽想方設法想令佢個女考到有名嘅大學。
      呢位妈妈想方设法想令佢个女考到有名嘅大学。
      ni1 wai2 maa4 maa1 soeng2 fong1 cit3 faat3 soeng2 ling6 keoi5 go3 neoi2 haau2 dou2 jau5 meng2 ge3 daai6 hok6.
      The mother tries to get her daughter be admitted into a well-known university by all means.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to do everything possible; to try anything one can think of
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4542
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她想方设法以一己之力完成了工作。
    她想方設法以一己之力完成了工作。
    tā xiǎng fāng shè fǎ yǐ yī jǐ zhī lì wán chéng le gōng zuò 。
    • She managed to finish the work on her own.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢位妈妈想方设法想令佢个女考到有名嘅大学。
    呢位媽媽想方設法想令佢個女考到有名嘅大學。
    ni1 wai2 maa4 maa1 soeng2 fong1 cit3 faat3 soeng2 ling6 keoi5 go3 neoi2 haau2 dou2 jau5 meng2 ge3 daai6 hok6.
    • The mother tries to get her daughter be admitted into a well-known university by all means.