效犬马之劳

xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo

释义

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

效犬马之劳 的构成词

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 犬 犬 quǎn: dog
• 马 马 mǎ: horse
• 劳 劳 láo: to toil
• 效 效 xiào: effect
• 犬马之劳 犬马之劳 quǎn mǎ zhī láo: lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom)