吹灰之力

Chinese

		to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	grey; ash	's; him/her/it; this	power; force; strength
trad. (吹灰之力)		吹	灰	之	力
simp. ^#(吹灰之力)		吹	灰	之	力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuīhuīzhīlì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟㄏㄨㄟㄓㄌㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuīhuīzhīlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟㄏㄨㄟㄓㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chueihueijhihlì
  - Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-hui¹-chih¹-li⁴
  - Yale: chwēi-hwēi-jr̄-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueihueijylih
  - Palladius: чуйхуэйчжили (čujxuejčžili)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

Idiom

吹灰之力

with very little effort; easy; without so much as batting an eye; without so much as lifting a finger
- 活塞射鷹不費吹灰之力　弗朗西斯複出魔術克奇才 [MSC, trad.]
  活塞射鹰不费吹灰之力　弗朗西斯复出魔术克奇才 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2006: 吴哥 (Wu Ge), 活塞射鹰不费吹灰之力弗朗西斯复出魔术克奇才 (news article headline)
  Huósāi shè Yīng bù fèi chuīhuīzhīlì, Fúlǎngxīsī fù chū Móshù kè qícái [Pinyin]
  Pistons shoot down the Hawks without lifting a finger --- Francis' reappearance secures brilliant victory for the Magic

Derived terms

不費吹灰之力／不费吹灰之力 (bù fèi chuīhuīzhīlì)

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