煞费苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn painstaking effort

Explanation

煞费苦心形容费尽心思，也指为某事付出很大的精力。

The idiom “Sha Fei Ku Xin (煞费苦心)” means to put a lot of effort into something.

Origin Story

在古代，有一位名叫李白的书生，从小就酷爱读书，尤其喜欢写诗。他为了追求诗歌的完美境界，常常废寝忘食，煞费苦心地钻研诗歌的技巧。他阅读了大量的书籍，学习了各种诗歌的风格，还经常到名山大川去感受自然的风光，从自然中汲取创作灵感。终于，他凭借着精益求精的精神，成为了唐朝最伟大的诗人之一，他的作品流传至今，被后人奉为经典。

zài gǔ dài, yǒu yī wèi míng jiào lǐ bái de shū shēng, cóng xiǎo jiù kù ài dú shū, yóu qí xǐ huan xiě shī. tā wèi le zhuī qiú shī gē de wán měi jìng jiè, cháng cháng fèi qǐn wàng shí, shà fèi kǔ xīn dì zuān yán shī gē de jì qiǎo. tā yuè dú le dà liàng de shū jī, xué xí le gè zhǒng shī gē de fēng gé, hái jīng cháng dào míng shān dà chuān qù gǎn shòu zì rán de fēng guāng, cóng zì rán zhōng jí qǔ chuàng zuò líng gǎn. zhōng yú, tā píng jiè zhe jīng yì qiú jīng de jīng shén, chéng wéi le táng cháo zuì wěi dà de shī rén zhī yī, tā de zuò pǐn liú chuán zhì jīn, bèi hòu rén fèng wéi jīng diǎn.

In ancient times, there was a scholar named Li Bai who loved to read and write poetry since he was a child. In pursuit of the perfect realm of poetry, he often neglected sleep and food, painstakingly studying the techniques of poetry. He read a large number of books, learned the styles of various poems, and often went to famous mountains and rivers to experience the natural scenery, drawing inspiration from nature for his creation. Finally, with his dedication to excellence, he became one of the greatest poets of the Tang Dynasty. His works have been passed down to this day and are revered by later generations as classics.

Usage

煞费苦心这个成语常用于形容一个人做事认真努力，或者指花费了很大的精力。

shà fèi kǔ xīn zhè gè chéng yǔ cháng yòng yú xíng róng yī gè rén zuò shì rèn zhēn nǔ lì, huò zhě zhǐ huā fèi le hěn dà de jīng lì.

The idiom “Sha Fei Ku Xin (煞费苦心)” is often used to describe someone who is working hard and diligently, or to indicate that he has put in a lot of effort.

Examples

• 为了这次演讲，他煞费苦心准备了很久。

  wèi le zhè cì yǎn jiǎng, tā shà fèi kǔ xīn zhǔn bèi le hěn jiǔ.

  He spent a lot of effort preparing for this speech.

• 他煞费苦心编造的谎言被识破了。

  tā shà fèi kǔ xīn biān zào de huǎng yán bèi shí pò le.

  The lie he painstakingly fabricated was exposed.

Related Idioms

• 呕心沥血

• 绞尽脑汁

Opposite Idioms

• 敷衍了事

• 不求甚解