| 效犬马之劳 |
xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo |
to render one's humble services / to be at sb's beck and call |
| 效 |
xiào |
variant of 效 |
| 效 |
xiào |
to imitate (variant of 效) |
| 效 |
xiào |
variant of 效 |
| 效 |
xiào |
effect / efficacy / to imitate |
| 犬 |
quǎn |
(literary) dog / Kangxi radical 94 |
| 犬马之劳 |
quǎn mǎ zhī láo |
lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom) / fig. faithful service |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 劳 |
Láo |
surname Lao |
| 劳 |
láo |
(bound form) to toil; labor / (bound form) laborer / (bound form) meritorious deed / (bound form) fatigue / to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth) / (bound form) to express appreciation for sb's efforts (Taiwan pr. [lao4]) |