吹灰之力

chuī huī zhī lì

Dictionary entry

(idiom) a slight effort

What does 吹灰之力 mean?

吹灰之力 (chuī huī zhī lì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) a slight effort

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吹chuīto blow · to play a wind instrument 灰huīash · dust 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 力Lìsurname Li

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吹灰之力

chuī huī zhī lì

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