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犬马之劳

quǎn mǎ zhī láo

4-character word Traditional 犬馬之勞

What 犬马之劳 means

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

The characters in 犬马之劳

• 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

Words containing 犬马之劳

• 效犬马之劳xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láoto render one's humble services; to be at sb's beck and call