冥思苦想 in English ming2 si1 ku3 xiang3 Meaning

Meanings

• to consider from all angles (idiomatic expression); to think hard
• to rack one's brains

Pinyin

ming2 si1 ku3 xiang3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

冥ming2old variant of 冥[ming2] 思si1to think 苦ku3bitter 想xiang3to think