"挖空心思" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /wä⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /waːt̚³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wä⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/, /waːt̚³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: wākōngxīnsī [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙ [Mandarin, bopomofo], waat³ hung¹ sam¹ si¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wākōngxīnsī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wakongsinsih [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wa¹-kʻung¹-hsin¹-ssŭ¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wā-kūng-syīn-sz̄ [Mandarin, Yale], uakongshinsy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вакунсиньсы [Mandarin, Palladius], vakunsinʹsy [Mandarin, Palladius], waat hūng sām sī [Cantonese, Yale], waat⁸ hung¹ sam¹ si¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wad³ hung¹ sem¹ xi¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 挖空心思
  1. (usually derogatory) to rack one's brains; to search everything for an answer Tags: derogatory, usually Synonyms: 想心想肝 [Hokkien]
    Sense id: en-挖空心思-zh-verb-EKYXeQNH Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "to rack one's brains; to search everything for an answer"
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          "derogatory",
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          "rack one's brains",
          "rack one's brains"
        ],
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          "search",
          "search"
        ],
        [
          "everything",
          "everything"
        ],
        [
          "answer",
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        "(usually derogatory) to rack one's brains; to search everything for an answer"
      ],
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          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
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          "word": "想心想肝"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "wākōngxīnsī"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waat³ hung¹ sam¹ si¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wākōngxīnsī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wakongsinsih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wa¹-kʻung¹-hsin¹-ssŭ¹"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wā-kūng-syīn-sz̄"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uakongshinsy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вакунсиньсы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vakunsinʹsy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wä⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "waat hūng sām sī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waat⁸ hung¹ sam¹ si¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wad³ hung¹ sem¹ xi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːt̚³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wä⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːt̚³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "挖空心思"
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        "to rack one's brains; to search everything for an answer"
      ],
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        [
          "rack one's brains",
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        "(usually derogatory) to rack one's brains; to search everything for an answer"
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      "zh-pron": "wākōngxīnsī"
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waat³ hung¹ sam¹ si¹"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wākōngxīnsī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wakongsinsih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wa¹-kʻung¹-hsin¹-ssŭ¹"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wā-kūng-syīn-sz̄"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uakongshinsy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вакунсиньсы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vakunsinʹsy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wä⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waat hūng sām sī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waat⁸ hung¹ sam¹ si¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wad³ hung¹ sem¹ xi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːt̚³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/wä⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːt̚³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/"
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      ],
      "word": "想心想肝"
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