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效犬马之劳

xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo

5-character word Traditional 效犬馬之勞

What 效犬马之劳 means

1. to render one's humble services
2. to be at sb's beck and call

The characters in 效犬马之劳

• 效xiàoto imitate (variant of 效
• 犬quǎn(literary) dog; Kangxi radical 94
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 劳láo(bound form) to toil; labor; (bound form) laborer; (bound form) meritorious deed