挖空心思 in English wa1 kong1 xin1 si5 Meaning

Meanings

• to dig for thoughts (idiomatic expression); to search everything for an answer
• to rack one's brains

Pinyin

wa1 kong1 xin1 si5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

挖wa1to dig 空kong1empty 心xin1heart 思si1to think