苦思冥想 kǔ sī míng xiǎng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. to rack one's brains

CHARACTERS

苦 kǔ bitter; hardship, suffering
思 sī think, consider, ponder; final particle
冥 míng dark, gloomy, night; deep
想 xiǎng think, speculate, plan, consider