| 犬马之劳 |
quǎn mǎ zhī láo |
lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom) / fig. faithful service |
| 犬 |
quǎn |
dog / Kangxi radical 94 |
| 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 |
(bound form) to toil; labor / (bound form) laborer / (bound form) meritorious deed / (bound form) fatigue / to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth) / to express one's appreciation (Taiwan pr. [lao4]) |