呕心吐胆 — “To expend immense effort and painstaking care”
呕心吐胆 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to expend immense effort and painstaking care”. To work one's heart out. Literally, “Vomit heart and spit bile”.
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为了完成这部文学作品，他呕心吐胆，夜以继日地进行创作。
To complete this literary work, he poured his heart and soul into it, creating day and night.
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What does 呕心吐胆 mean?
呕心吐胆 (ǒu xīn tǔ dǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to expend immense effort and painstaking care”.
How do you pronounce 呕心吐胆?
呕心吐胆 is pronounced ǒu xīn tǔ dǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 呕心吐胆 literally mean?
Literally, 呕心吐胆 means “Vomit heart and spit bile”. It is used to mean “to expend immense effort and painstaking care”.
What is the Chinese definition of 呕心吐胆?
呕：吐。形容费尽心血，历尽艰辛