犬马之劳

Traditional: 犬馬之勞

quǎn mǎ zhī láo

Dictionary entry

lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom)

What does 犬马之劳 mean?

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

1lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom)

2fig. faithful service

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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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犬马之劳

quǎn mǎ zhī láo

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