效犬马之劳

Traditional: 效犬馬之勞

xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo

Dictionary entry

to render one's humble services

What does 效犬马之劳 mean?

效犬马之劳 (xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to render one's humble services

2to be at sb's beck and call

Character breakdown

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效xiàovariant of 傚|效[xiao4]犬quǎn(literary) dog · Kangxi radical 94 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 劳Láosurname Lao

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效犬马之劳

xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo

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