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九
牛
二
虎
之
力
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Jyutping
gau2 ngau4 ji6 fu2 zi1 lik6
Pinyin
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
tremendous strength (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
好大嘅力氣;可以引申為作出好多努力,落咗好多心機
mighty force; tremendous effort; literally: the strength of nine bulls and two tigers
我用咗九牛二虎之力先拉得開道門。
我用咗九牛二虎之力先拉得开道门。
ngo5 jung6 zo2 gau2 ngau4 ji6 fu2 zi1 lik6 sin1 laai1 dak1 hoi1 dou6 mun4.
I open the door with mighty force.
我哋出盡九牛二虎之力,先至贏佢哋一分咋。
我哋出尽九牛二虎之力,先至赢佢哋一分咋。
ngo5 dei6 ceot1 zeon6 gau2 ngau4 ji6 fu2 zi1 lik6, sin1 zi3 jeng4 keoi5 dei6 jat1 fan1 zaa3.
We used tremendous effort to hardly win them by one point.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
tremendous strength
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
他用尽九牛二虎之力也开不了那道门。
他用盡九牛二虎之力也開不了那道門。
tā yòng jǐn jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì yě kāi bù le nà dào mén 。
No matter how he tried, he could not open the door.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
我用咗九牛二虎之力先拉得开道门。
我用咗九牛二虎之力先拉得開道門。
ngo5 jung6 zo2 gau2 ngau4 ji6 fu2 zi1 lik6 sin1 laai1 dak1 hoi1 dou6 mun4.
I open the door with mighty force.
Cantonese
我哋出尽九牛二虎之力,先至赢佢哋一分咋。
我哋出盡九牛二虎之力,先至贏佢哋一分咋。
ngo5 dei6 ceot1 zeon6 gau2 ngau4 ji6 fu2 zi1 lik6, sin1 zi3 jeng4 keoi5 dei6 jat1 fan1 zaa3.
We used tremendous effort to hardly win them by one point.