絞盡腦汁
See also: 绞尽脑汁
Chinese
hang (a criminal); to turn; to twist hang (a criminal); to turn; to twist; to wind |
to use up; to exhaust; to end to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth) |
brains | ||
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trad. (絞盡腦汁) | 絞 | 盡 | 腦汁 | |
simp. (绞尽脑汁) | 绞 | 尽 | 脑汁 | |
Literally: “to squeeze out all the brain juice”. |
Pronunciation
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