鞠躬尽瘁

Traditional form:

鞠躬盡瘁

Pinyin (reading):

jūgōngjìncuì

Definitions:

• to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost

Characters:

• 鞠 - to bow, to bend; to nourish, to rear
• 躬 - to bow; personally, in person; oneself
• 尽 - to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
• 瘁 - tired, worn-out; sick; overworked

Traditional characters:

• 鞠 - to bow, to bend; to nourish, to rear
• 躬 - to bow; personally, in person; oneself
• 盡 - to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
• 瘁 - tired, worn-out; sick; overworked