| 煞费苦心 |
shà fèi kǔ xīn |
to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking / at the cost of a lot of effort |
| 煞 |
shā |
to terminate / to cut short / to bring to a stop / to squeeze / to tighten / to damage / variant of 杀 |
| 煞 |
shà |
fiend / demon / very / (Tw) SARS (loanword) |
| 费 |
Fèi |
surname Fei |
| 费 |
fèi |
to cost / to spend / fee / wasteful / expenses |
| 苦 |
kǔ |
bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly |
| 苦心 |
kǔ xīn |
painstaking effort / to take a lot of trouble / laborious at pains |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |