挖空心思 wākōng xīnsī

wākōng xīnsī set phrase to dig for thoughts; to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
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• Hsing Yun Diary 20 - Discussing Emptiness and Existence 星雲日記20～談空說有 談空說有(1992/12/1～1992/12/16) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 1
• Scroll 4: Cultivation of Habits - Buying Individuality 卷四　養成習慣 購買的個性 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 4 - Another Kind of Art 《人間萬事4－另類的藝術》 — count: 1
• Small Things should not be Overlooked 小，不能忽視 Hundred Sayings 2 - Philosophy of Being Second 《往事百語2－老二哲學》 — count: 1
• Propagating Buddhist Teachings 弘法 A Life With Palms Joined 2 - Crucial Moments 《合掌人生2－關鍵時刻》 — count: 1
• Hsing Yun Diary 40 - Skillful Use of Spiritual Powers 星雲日記40～神通妙用 神通妙用(1996/3/16~1996/3/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 1
• Conducting Ourselves 做　人 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 7 - Having Meaningful Interests 《迷悟之間(七)生活的情趣》 — count: 1
• My Promotion of Humanistic Buddhism 我推動人間佛教 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 12 - Practicing the Buddha’s Way 2 《百年佛緣12－行佛篇2》 — count: 1

Collocations

• 要挖空心思 (要挖空心思) 不但要挖空心思以廣招徠 — Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》, Hsing Yun Diary 20 - Discussing Emptiness and Existence 星雲日記20～談空說有 談空說有(1992/12/1～1992/12/16) — count: 2