举手之劳 in English ju3 shou3 zhi1 lao2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically a very slight effort

Simplified Characters

举 手 之 劳

Traditional Characters

舉 手 之 勞

Pinyin

ju3 shou3 zhi1 lao2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

举ju3variant of 舉|举[ju3] 手shou3hand 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 劳lao2to toil