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效犬馬之勞

简效犬马之劳 · 繁效犬馬之勞

Mandarin · pinyin xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo

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

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效: xiào · result, effect; effectiveness
犬: quǎn · dog; radical number 94
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之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
勞: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work

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4–3–3–1–2 · xiao4 quan3 ma3 zhi1 lao2

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