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效犬马之劳

xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 效犬马之劳

之
zhī

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

犬
quǎn

dog

马
mǎ

horse

劳
láo

to toil

效
xiào

effect

犬马之劳
quǎn mǎ zhī láo

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