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絞盡腦汁
gaau2 zeon6 nou5 zap1
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to wrack one's brains Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
| 絞盡腦汁 / 绞尽脑汁 |
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This word was added by bybell on 13th Sep 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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絞
gaau2 haau4
- [1] [v] twist; wring; twine [2] [v] hang (crim 盡 zeon6 zeon2 - [a] exhaust; use up [b] deplete 腦 nou5 - the brain 汁 zap1 - juice; sap |
*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *** |
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