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煞费苦心
shà fèi kǔ xīn
What 煞费苦心 means
- to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking
- at the cost of a lot of effort
The characters in 煞费苦心
- 煞shāto terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop
- 费fèito cost; to spend; fee
- 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
- 心xīnheart; mind; intention
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