舉手之勞

See also: 举手之劳

Chinese

		to raise one's hand	's; him/her/it; this	toil
trad. (舉手之勞)		舉手	之	勞
simp. (举手之劳)		举手	之	劳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jǔshǒuzhīláo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄌㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi² sau² zi¹ lou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǔshǒuzhīláo [Phonetic: júshǒuzhīláo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄌㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeushooujylau
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: geoi² sau² zi¹ lou⁴
  - Yale: géui sáu jī lòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey² sau² dzi¹ lou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêu² seo² ji¹ lou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lou̯²¹/

Idiom

舉手之勞

something that requires little effort; no trouble at all

甲：謝謝幫我做飯。乙：舉手之勞。 [MSC, trad.]
甲：谢谢帮我做饭。乙：举手之劳。 [MSC, simp.]
Jiǎ: xièxiè bāng wǒ zuòfàn. Yǐ: jǔshǒuzhīláo. [Pinyin]
A: Thanks for helping me make dinner. B: No trouble at all.

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