dān jīng jié lǜ

Traditional: 殫精竭慮

殚精竭虑 (dān jīng jié lǜ) is a Chinese word meaning “to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly; to rack one's brains; to leave no stone unturned”.

Meanings

  1. 1to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
  2. 2to rack one's brains
  3. 3to leave no stone unturned

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