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不費吹灰之力
简 不费吹灰之力 · 繁 不費吹灰之力Mandarin · pinyin bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì
Meanings
- as easy as blowing off dust
- effortless
- with ease
Characters in this entry
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 費
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- 吹
- chuī · blow; puff; brag, boast
- 灰
- huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
- 之
- zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
- 力
- lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
- 费
- fèi · expenses, expenditures, fee
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Mandarin tones
4–4–1–1–1–4 · bu4 fei4 chui1 hui1 zhi1 li4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bat1 fai3 ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6
Cantonese word readings for 不費吹灰之力. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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bat1 fai3 ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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phrase
- (idiomatic) as easy as falling off a log; effortless; easy
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