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费尽心机

fèi jìn xīn jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom) / to beat one's brains out
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-627bdc1ba43109a1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

費盡心機 费尽心机 [fei4 jin4 xin1 ji1] /to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom)/to beat one's brains out/

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Other forms in these source records: 費盡心機

  • 费
    fèi

    to cost / to spend / fee / wasteful / expenses

    Fèi

    surname Fei

  • 尽
    jǐn

    to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to

    jìn

    to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely

  • 心
    xīn

    heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]

  • 机
    jī

    (bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic

    Jī

    surname Ji

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.