吹灰之力 — Chinese idiom
吹灰之力
chuī huī zhī lì
Meaning
- a slight effort
Character by character
- 吹chuīto blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
- 灰huīashes; dust; lime, mortar
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
- 力lìstrength, power; capability, influence
Idioms sharing a character
- 吴市吹箫 wú shì chuī xiāo
- 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī
- 吹灯拔蜡 chuī dēng bá là
- 自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi
- 自我吹嘘 zì wǒ chuī xū
- 风吹日晒 fēng chuī rì shài
- 风吹草动 fēng chuī cǎo dòng
- 风吹雨打 fēng chuī yǔ dǎ
- 死灰复燃 sǐ huī fù rán
- 灰不溜丢 huī bu liū diū
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