犬馬之力

See also: 犬马之力

Chinese

		dogs and horses; a personal pronoun used by a subject when addressing a monarch	's; him/her/it; this	power; force; strength
trad. (犬馬之力)		犬馬	之	力
simp. (犬马之力)		犬马	之	力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quǎnmǎ zhī lì

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quǎnmǎ zhī lì [Phonetic: quánmǎzhīlì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuǎnmǎ jhih lì
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüan³-ma³ chih¹ li⁴
    • Yale: chywǎn-mǎ jr̄ lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheuanmaa jy lih
    • Palladius: цюаньма чжи ли (cjuanʹma čži li)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 犬馬之力

1. (archaic) (to employ) one's humble strength (in service to one's ruler)