全力以赴

Mandarin · pinyin quán lì yǐ fù

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to make an all-out effort
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全
quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
力
lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
以
yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
赴
fù · go to; attend, be present
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2–4–3–4 · quan2 li4 yi3 fu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cyun4 lik6 ji5 fu6

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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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