殚精竭虑 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity ; to think sth through thoroughly
• to rack one's brains
• to leave no stone unturned

Character by character

• 殚dānutmost, entirely, quite; to use up
• 精jīngessence, germ, spirit
• 竭jiéto exhaust; to put forth great effort
• 虑lǜanxious, concerned, worried

Idioms sharing a character

• 殚精极虑 dān jīng jí lǜ
• 兵精粮足 bīng jīng liáng zú
• 励精图治 lì jīng tú zhì
• 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn
• 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng
• 古灵精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài
• 业精于勤 yè jīng yú qín
• 无精打彩 wú jīng dǎ cǎi
• 无精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi
• 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn

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