刿鉥肝肾 — “To rack one's brains”
刿鉥肝肾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”. To ponder meticulously and exhaustively; to engage in painstaking deliberation. Literally, “To cut and chisel liver and kidneys; to carve into the vital organs”.
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刿鉥肝肾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Example Sentence with 刿鉥肝肾
为了完成这项复杂的报告，他不得不刿鉥肝肾，反复推敲每一个细节。
To complete this complex report, he had to rack his brains, meticulously refining every detail.
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What does 刿鉥肝肾 mean?
刿鉥肝肾 (guì shù gān shèn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”.
How do you pronounce 刿鉥肝肾?
刿鉥肝肾 is pronounced guì shù gān shèn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刿鉥肝肾 literally mean?
Literally, 刿鉥肝肾 means “to cut and chisel liver and kidneys; to carve into the vital organs”. It is used to mean “to rack one's brains”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刿鉥肝肾?
形容穷思苦索，刻意为之。同“刿鉥心腑”。