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不遺餘力

简 不遗余力 · 繁 不遺餘力
Mandarin · pinyin bù yí yú lì

Meanings

  1. to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
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Characters in this entry

不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
遺
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餘
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力
lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
遗
yí · lose; articles lost; omit
余
yú · I, my, me; surname; surplus
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4–2–2–4 · bu4 yi2 yu2 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 wai4 jyu4 lik6

Cantonese word readings for 不遺餘力. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bat1 wai4 jyu4 lik6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to do all one can; to do one's utmost; to spare no effort; to go all-out

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