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): quǎnmǎzhīlì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄌㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: quǎnmǎzhīlì [Phonetic: quánmǎzhīlì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyuǎnmǎjhihlì
  - Wade–Giles: chʻüan³-ma³-chih¹-li⁴
  - Yale: chywǎn-mǎ-jr̄-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheuanmaajylih
  - Palladius: цюаньмачжили (cjuanʹmačžili)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

Idiom

犬馬之力

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

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