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抵死谩生

抵死谩生 — “To rack one's brains”

抵死谩生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”. To exhaust all mental effort to devise or scheme something; to painstakingly contrive.

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抵死谩生 Pronunciation and Pinyin

抵死谩生 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
抵
dǐ8resist, arrive, substitute
死
sǐ6to die
谩
mán13insult, verbally abuse
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live

Example Sentence with 抵死谩生

为了解决这个棘手的难题,研究团队抵死谩生,夜以继日地进行实验和讨论。
To solve this thorny problem, the research team racked their brains, conducting experiments and discussions day and night.

Idioms Related to 抵死谩生

Synonyms of 抵死谩生

  • dǐ抵sǐ死màn漫shēng生rack one's brains
  • jiǎo绞jìn尽nǎo脑zhī汁to rack one's brains

More idioms starting with 抵

  • dǐ抵zhǎng掌ér而tán谈to talk congenially and intimately
  • dǐ抵zhǎng掌tán谈bīng兵discuss military strategy enthusiastically
  • dǐ抵sǐ死mán瞒shēng生rack one's brains
  • dǐ抵xiá瑕dǎo蹈xì隙exploit weaknesses or faults
  • dǐ抵xiá瑕xiàn陷è厄attack flaws and exploit vulnerabilities
  • dǐ抵bèi背è扼hóu喉control a vital strategic point
  • dǐ抵zú足ér而wò卧sleep side by side, feet touching
  • dǐ抵zú足ér而mián眠sleep foot-to-foot, deep friendship
  • dǐ抵zú足tán谈xīn心share a bed, have a heart-to-heart talk

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What does 抵死谩生 mean?

抵死谩生 (dǐ sǐ mán shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”.

How do you pronounce 抵死谩生?

抵死谩生 is pronounced dǐ sǐ mán shēng in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 抵死谩生?

谩:谎骗。形容殚智竭虑,绞尽脑汁。

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