手无缚鸡之力

Traditional: 手無縛雞之力

shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì

Dictionary entry

(lit.) lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying)

What does 手无缚鸡之力 mean?

手无缚鸡之力 (shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying)

2(fig.) weak; unaccustomed to physical work

Character breakdown

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手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]缚fùto bind · to tie 鸡jīfowl · chicken 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 力Lìsurname Li

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手无缚鸡之力

shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì

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