煞费苦心

shà fèi kǔ xīn

Rare

Definitions

1. to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking
2. at the cost of a lot of effort

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Child Words of 煞费苦心

heart

bitter

painstaking effort

to cost

fiend