殫精極慮

daan1 zing1 gik6 leoi6

to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly · to rack one's brains · to leave no stone unturned

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
  2. to rack one's brains
  3. to leave no stone unturned

Written Forms

殫精極慮Traditional · Main Form
殚精极虑Alternate Form

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