费尽心机

Traditional: 費盡心機

fèi jìn xīn jī

Dictionary entry

to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom)

What does 费尽心机 mean?

费尽心机 (fèi jìn xīn jī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom)

2to beat one's brains out

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费Fèisurname Fei 尽jǐnto the greatest extent · (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme 心xīnheart · mind 机Jīsurname Ji

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费尽心机

fèi jìn xīn jī

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