great pains taken in working out a scheme

great pains taken in working out a scheme

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k ù nx ī NH é NGL ǜ, which means that the mind is in distress and the thought is blocked; it means that the mind is in trouble and the thought is hard. It's from Mencius, the second part of Gaozi.

Idiom explanation

Difficulty: worry; balance: horizontal.

The origin of Idioms

"Mencius · gaozixia" says: "trapped in the heart, balance in consideration, and later."

Idiom usage

It's hard work. Example: if you have worries, you can only get rid of the shock. Song Lian's Huancui Pavilion in Ming Dynasty