搜肠刮肚

Traditional: 搜腸刮肚

sōu cháng guā dù

Dictionary entry

to search one's guts and belly (idiom); to racks one's brains for a solution

What does 搜肠刮肚 mean?

搜肠刮肚 (sōu cháng guā dù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to search one's guts and belly (idiom); to racks one's brains for a solution

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搜sōuto search · variant of 蒐|搜[sou1]肠chángintestines 刮guāto scrape · to blow 肚dǔtripe

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How to pronounce 搜肠刮肚

搜肠刮肚

sōu cháng guā dù

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