搜肠刮肚 — “To rack one's brains”
搜肠刮肚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”. To ponder deeply; to search one's mind for ideas or words.
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搜肠刮肚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 搜sōu
- 肠cháng
- 刮guā
- 肚dù
搜肠刮肚 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 搜肠刮肚
为了写出这篇引人入胜的故事，作家常常搜肠刮肚，反复修改。
To write this captivating story, the author often racked his brains, revising it repeatedly.
Idioms Related to 搜肠刮肚
Antonyms of 搜肠刮肚
More idioms starting with 搜
- sōu搜qí奇jué抉guài怪seek out the unusual and select the strange
- sōu搜qí奇fǎng访gǔ古explore wonders and visit antiquities
- sōu搜qí奇xuǎn选miào妙seek out rarities and choose wonders
- sōu搜yán岩cǎi采gàn干scour for talent
- sōu搜yáng扬zè仄lòu陋Seek out and promote the humble and obscure
- sōu搜yáng扬cè侧lòu陋discover and promote hidden talent
- sōu搜gēn根tī剔chǐ齿investigate thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned
- sōu搜gēn根wèn问dǐ底get to the bottom of something
- sōu搜zhāng章zhāi摘jù句plagiarize by copying passages
- sōu搜zhāng章tī擿jù句meticulously search and extract text fragments
- sōu搜suǒ索kū枯cháng肠rack one's brains for inspiration
- sōu搜suǒ索shèn肾wèi胃rack brains for literary composition
Questions about 搜肠刮肚
- What does 搜肠刮肚 mean?
- 搜肠刮肚 (sōu cháng guā dù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”.
- How do you pronounce 搜肠刮肚?
- 搜肠刮肚 is pronounced sōu cháng guā dù in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 搜肠刮肚?
- 比喻绞尽脑汁，苦思苦想。