費盡心思 [费尽－－]

Jyutping fai3 zeon6 sam1 si1
Pinyin fèi jìn xīn si

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    為​咗​一樣​嘢​付出​全副​心機​，​全部​投入
    to exhaust all mental efforts
    • 佢費盡心思，幾經辛苦終於寫完本書。
      佢费尽心思，几经辛苦终于写完本书。
      keoi5 fai3 zeon6 sam1 si1, gei2 ging1 san1 fu2 zung1 jyu1 se2 jyun4 bun2 syu1.
      He spent all his efforts and finally finished this book.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢费尽心思，几经辛苦终于写完本书。
    佢費盡心思，幾經辛苦終於寫完本書。
    keoi5 fai3 zeon6 sam1 si1, gei2 ging1 san1 fu2 zung1 jyu1 se2 jyun4 bun2 syu1.
    • He spent all his efforts and finally finished this book.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    费尽心思
    費盡心思
    fèi jìn xīn sī
    • to rack one's brain
  2. Mandarin
    后儒牵强附会，费尽心思，不知都是古今学不分明的缘故。
    後儒牽強附會，費盡心思，不知都是古今學不分明的緣故。
    hòu rú qiān qiáng fù huì ， fèi jìn xīn sī ， bù zhī dōu shì gǔ jīn xué bù fēn míng de yuán gù ．
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