dried-up intestines; impoverished mind; mental block
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dried-up intestines; impoverished mind; mental block
literaryLiterary term used metaphorically to describe a lack of inspiration or creative thought, especially in writing poetry or essays.
Tā他
kǔ苦
sī思
míng冥
xiǎng想
，
què却
sōu搜
suǒ索
kū枯
cháng肠
，
réng仍
xiě写
bu不
chū出
bàn半
jù句
shī诗
lái来
。
He racked his brains, but his mind was barren, and he couldn't even write half a line of poetry.
Miàn面
lín临
zhè这
piān篇
lùn论
wén文
，
wǒ我
gǎn感
jué觉
kū枯
cháng肠
cái才
jìn尽
，
háo毫
wú无
tóu头
xù绪
。
Facing this thesis, I felt my creativity was exhausted and I had no clue where to start.
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Shī诗
rén人
yǒu有
shí时
yě也
huì会
bèi被
kū枯
cháng肠
suǒ所
kùn困
，
zhǎo找
bu不
dào到
hé合
shì适
de的
cí词
yǔ语
。
Poets can also be trapped by a mental block and unable to find the right words.