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不费吹灰之力

bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì

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Definitions

  1. 1. as easy as blowing off dust
  2. 2. effortless
  3. 3. with ease

Child Words of 不费吹灰之力

灰
huī

ash

吹
chuī

to blow

不
bù

no; not so

吹灰之力
chuī huī zhī lì

a slight effort

吹灰
chuī huī

to blow away dust

费
fèi

to cost

力
lì

power

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])