sau2 saak3 fu1 coeng4搜索枯腸搜索枯肠
Jyutpingsau2 saak3 fu1 coeng4
Yalesáu sak fū chèungh

Definition

to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)

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T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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