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Home / Idiom / 煞费苦心

to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking · at the cost of a lot of effort

煞费苦心
shà fèi kǔ xīn
sh+à·4th tonef+èi·4th tonek+ǔ·3rd tonex+īn·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer · to rack one's brains挖空心思wā kōng xīn sipainstaking effort · to take a lot of trouble · laborious at pains苦心kǔ xīnlit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) · to work one's heart out · blood, sweat and tears呕心沥血ǒu xīn lì xuèto spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost尽心竭力jìn xīn jié lìto rack one's brains for schemes (idiom) · to beat one's brains out费尽心机fèi jìn xīn jī
Antonyms
not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away无所用心wú suǒ yòng xīnto treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard掉以轻心diào yǐ qīng xīn
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