to render one's humble services; to be at sb's beck and call
trad. 效犬馬之勞
Also written 效犬馬之勞【xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo】
Characters in this word
5效
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variant of 傚|效[xiao4]
- Pinyin
- xiào
- Traditional
- 俲
- Strokes
- 10
犬
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(literary) dog, Kangxi radical 94
- Pinyin
- quǎn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 10813 of 2500
马
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surname Ma, abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
- Pinyin
- Mǎ
- Traditional
- 馬
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 1030 of 2500
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500
劳
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surname Lao
- Pinyin
- Láo
- Traditional
- 勞
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 15990 of 2500