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 ㄓ ㄌㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi² sau² zi¹ lou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǔshǒuzhīláo [Phonetic: júshǒuzhīláo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓ ㄌㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyǔshǒujhihláo
    • Wade–Giles: chü³-shou³-chih¹-lao²
    • Yale: jyǔ-shǒu-jr̄-láu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeushooujylau
    • Palladius: цзюйшоучжилао (czjujšoučžilao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: geoi² sau² zi¹ lou⁴
    • Yale: géui sáu jī lòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goey² sau² dzi¹ lou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gêu² seo² ji¹ lou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lou̯²¹/

Idiom

舉手之勞

1. 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.

   • 方玄綽不費舉手之勞的領了錢，酌還些舊債，卻還缺一大筆款，這是因為官俸也頗有些拖欠了。 [MSC, trad.]
     方玄绰不费举手之劳的领了钱，酌还些旧债，却还缺一大笔款，这是因为官俸也颇有些拖欠了。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1922, Lu Xun, 《端午節》

     Fāngxuánchuò bù fèi jǔshǒuzhīláo de lǐng le qián, zhuó huán xiē jiù zhài, què hái quē yī dà bǐ kuǎn, zhè shì yīnwèi guānfèng yě pō yǒuxiē tuōqiàn le. [Pinyin]

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