殚精竭思 — “Exhausting mental energy and thought”
殚精竭思 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust one's mental energy and effort in deep thought or meticulous planning; to rack one's brains”. Literally, “exhausting mental energy and thought”.
殚精竭思 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 殚
- dān殚xīn心jī积lǜ虑exhaust mind in deep thought
- dān殚xīn心jié竭lǜ虑to rack one's brains
- dān殚zhì智jié竭lì力exhaust wisdom and strength
- dān殚jīng精jí极sī思rack one's brains
- dān殚jīng精jí极lǜ虑rack one's brains
- dān殚jīng精bì毕lì力exert all one's energy and effort
- dān殚jīng精jié竭lì力exhaust all one's mental and physical energy
- dān殚jīng精jié竭lǜ虑exhaust one's mental efforts
- dān殚jiàn见qià洽wén闻widely traveled and well-read
- dān殚chéng诚bì毕lǜ虑devote with utmost sincerity and thorough deliberation
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What does 殚精竭思 mean?
殚精竭思 (dān jīng jié sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust one's mental energy and effort in deep thought or meticulous planning; to rack one's brains”.
How do you pronounce 殚精竭思?
殚精竭思 is pronounced dān jīng jié sī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 殚精竭思 literally mean?
Literally, 殚精竭思 means “exhausting mental energy and thought”. It is used to mean “to exhaust one's mental energy and effort in deep thought or meticulous planning; to rack one's brains”.
What is the Chinese definition of 殚精竭思?
殚：竭尽；思：思考。竭尽心力思虑谋划