举手之劳
举手之劳
jǔ shǒu zhī láo
lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort
idiom
Traditional: 舉手之勞
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- (idiom) lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)
- fig. a very slight effort
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Related Words
一则以喜，一则以忧(yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu)· happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
→一手交钱，一手交货(yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò)· lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
→一暴十寒(yī pù shí hán)· one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
→一曝十寒(yī pù shí hán)· one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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