伤脑筋
Meanings
1. to be a real headache
2. to find sth a real headache
3. to beat one's brains
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Examples1
“拜 个 不够 行 的 师父, 很 伤脑筋 吧?” “我 也 很 笨, 所以 没关系。”
"It must bother you to have taken a bad master." "I'm stupid too. So, it's all right."