不辭勞苦

简 不辞劳苦 · 繁 不辭勞苦
Mandarin · pinyin bù cí láo kǔ

Meanings

  1. to spare no effort
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
辭
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勞
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苦
kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
辞
cí · words, speech, expression, phrase
劳
láo · labor, toil, do manual work
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4–2–2–3 · bu4 ci2 lao2 ku3

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bat1 ci4 lou4 fu2

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bat1 ci4 lou4 fu2

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  1. (idiomatic) to spare no effort; to take pains; to take the trouble to; to go to the trouble of doing something

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