犬马之劳
quǎn​mǎ​zhī​láo

faithful service

  • created sense approved 犬马之劳/犬馬之勞 · quǎn​mǎ​zhī​láo · faithful service — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    犬马之劳 / 犬馬之勞

    quǎn​mǎ​zhī​láo

    faithful service

    (idiom) to work like a dog or a horse for someone; used to express one's willingness to serve another loyally

    犬马 (literal) → 犬马/犬馬 · quǎn​mǎ · [humble self-reference] 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 劳 (literal) → 劳/勞 · láo · to work

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense