不費吹灰之力
Chinese
| not; no | to cost; to spend; fee to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses; surname |
very little effort | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (不費吹灰之力) | 不 | 費 | 吹灰之力 | |
| simp. (不费吹灰之力) | 不 | 费 | 吹灰之力 | |
| Literally: “as easy as blowing dust”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bù fèi chuīhuīzhīlì [Phonetic: bú fèi chuīhuīzhīlì]
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bù fèi chueihueijhihlì
- Wade–Giles: pu4 fei4 chʻui1-hui1-chih1-li4
- Yale: bù fèi chwēi-hwēi-jr̄-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu fey chueihueijylih
- Palladius: бу фэй чуйхуэйчжили (bu fɛj čujxuejčžili)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bat1 fai3 ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6
- Yale: bāt fai chēui fūi jī lihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 fai3 tsoey1 fui1 dzi1 lik9
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 fei3 cêu1 fui1 ji1 lig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ fɐi̯³³ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ fuːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
不費吹灰之力
- as easy as falling off a log; effortless; easy