to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly; to rack one's brains; to leave no stone unturned
trad. 殫精極慮
Also written 殫精極慮【dān jīng jí lǜ】
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4殚
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entirely, to exhaust
- Pinyin
- dān
- Traditional
- 殫
- Strokes
- 12
精
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essence, extract, vitality, energy, semen, sperm, mythical goblin spirit, highly perfected, elite, the pick of sth, proficient (refined ability), extremely (fine), selected rice (archaic)
- Pinyin
- jīng
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 9150 of 2500
极
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extremely, pole (geography, physics), utmost, top
- Pinyin
- jí
- Traditional
- 極
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 6660 of 2500
虑
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to think over, to consider, anxiety
- Pinyin
- lǜ
- Traditional
- 慮
- Strokes
- 10