to spend (much) effort / to go through (a lot of) trouble
Results for “折”
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lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) / fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
meandering and circuitous (idiom) / complicated developments that never get anywhere / going around in circles
(philately) presentation pack / stamp folder
torture and cruel treatment
variant of 折中[]
variant of 折殺|折杀[]
(literary) to humiliate / to demean
Scottish Fold