挖空心思

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Chinese

to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
emptied; leisure; air
emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain
 
thoughts; ideas; thinking
trad. (挖空心思) 心思
simp. #(挖空心思) 心思

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挖空心思

  1. (usually derogatory) to rack one's brains; to search everything for an answer

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