sōu suǒ kū cháng
to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
搜
sōu
(bound form) to collect; to gather
索
suǒ
abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia
枯
kū
(of plants) withered
肠
cháng
intestines