犬马之劳 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

愿为……（某人）效犬马之劳

2

愿效犬马之劳

3

定当效犬马之劳

4

尽犬马之劳

5

效犬马之劳

Definition

犬马之劳

Literally means:

serve like dog or horse

Actually means:

be at somebody's beck and call

It means serving somebody faithfully like a dog or horse. It emphasizes one's sincerity in working for somebody,and it has a connotation of humbleness. It is a written or literary expression.

像狗和马一样受人驱使，替人奔走效力。强调真诚替人做事。含有谦卑的意味。书面语。

Example

Used as object. (作宾语)

1

Tā

他

shí

十

fēn

分

jīdòng

激动

dì

地

shuō

说

:

zhǐyào

只要

nín

您

bù

不

xiánqì

嫌弃

wǒ

我

,

wǒ

我

yuàn

愿

xiào

效

quǎnmǎzhīláo

犬马之劳

!

He said excitedly, "As long as you don't turn your back on me, I'd like to work for the dog and horse!"

2

Tā

他

biǎoshì

表示

,

zuòwéi

作为

yī

一

míng

名

yuángōng

员工

,

tā

他

lǐyīng

理应

wéi

为

gōngsī

公司

jìn

尽

quǎnmǎzhīláo

犬马之劳

,

gōngsī

公司

jiāogěi

交给

tā

他

de

的

rènwu

任务

,

tā

他

yīdìng

一定

huì

会

nǔlì

努力

wánchéng

完成

de

的

。

As an employee, he says, he deserves to do his job for the company, and the company has given him the task he needs to do.

3

Wǒ

我

niánlǎotǐruò

年老体弱

,

zuò

做

bù

不

le

了

shénme

什么

dàshì

大事

,

zhǐnéng

只能

lüè

略

jìn

尽

quǎnmǎzhīláo

犬马之劳

,

zhěnglǐ

整理

chū

出

yī

一

diǎn

点

zīliào

资料

,

gōng

供

dàjiā

大家

cānkǎo

参考

。

I am old and infirm, can not do anything big, can only do a little dog horse labor, sort out a little information for your reference.