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傷腦筋

soeng1 nou5 gan1

shang1 nao3 jin1

troublesome; awkward; knotty; bothersome

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 895,000

傷腦筋 / 伤脑筋

傷 soeng1 shang1 - cut; injury; grief
腦 nou5 nao3 nao4 - the brain
筋 gan1 jin1 - [1] [n] muscles; tendons; sinews [2] veins tha

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This word was added by tym on 13th Nov 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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