九牛二虎之力
jiǔ​niú'èr​hǔ​zhī​lì

tremendous effort

  • created sense approved 九牛二虎之力 · jiǔ​niú'èr​hǔ​zhī​lì · tremendous effort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九牛二虎之力

    jiǔ​niú'èr​hǔ​zhī​lì

    tremendous effort

    tremendous effort or immense strength; often used to describe putting in a great deal of work to overcome a difficulty

    九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · many 牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 二 (literal) → 二 · èr · two 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 力 (literal) → 力 · lì · strength

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