索尽枯肠 — “To exhaust one's mental faculties”
索尽枯肠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust one's mental faculties”. To rack one's brains in an effort to think of something or find a solution. Literally, “Exhaust one's parched bowels”.
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为了完成这项复杂的任务，他索尽枯肠，终于找到了一个巧妙的解决方案。
To complete this complex task, he racked his brains and finally found an ingenious solution.
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What does 索尽枯肠 mean?
索尽枯肠 (suǒ jǐn kū cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust one's mental faculties”.
How do you pronounce 索尽枯肠?
索尽枯肠 is pronounced suǒ jǐn kū cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 索尽枯肠 literally mean?
Literally, 索尽枯肠 means “Exhaust one's parched bowels”. It is used to mean “to exhaust one's mental faculties”.
What is the Chinese definition of 索尽枯肠?
索：寻找，搜索；枯肠：枯渴的肠。比喻费尽心思