煞費苦心 [－费－－]

Jyutping saat3 fai3 fu2 sam1
Pinyin shà fèi kǔ xīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking
  2. at the cost of a lot of effort
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    非常​耗費​心神
    to rack one's brains; to spend much time and effort
    • 佢煞費苦心諗咗好耐先諗到解決辦法。
      佢煞费苦心谂咗好耐先谂到解决办法。
      keoi5 saat3 fai3 fu2 sam1 lam2 zo2 hou2 noi6 sin1 lam2 dou2 gaai2 kyut3 baan6 faat3.
      She has spent much time and effort to come up with a solution.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢煞费苦心谂咗好耐先谂到解决办法。
    佢煞費苦心諗咗好耐先諗到解決辦法。
    keoi5 saat3 fai3 fu2 sam1 lam2 zo2 hou2 noi6 sin1 lam2 dou2 gaai2 kyut3 baan6 faat3.
    • She has spent much time and effort to come up with a solution.