江郎才尽

Traditional: 江郎才盡

Jiāng láng cái jìn

Dictionary entry

Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)

What does 江郎才尽 mean?

江郎才尽 (Jiāng láng cái jìn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)

2fig. to have used up one's creative powers

3to have writer's block

Character breakdown

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江Jiāngsurname Jiang · (bound form) Yangtze River 郎Lángsurname Lang 才cáiability; talent · sb of a certain type 尽jǐnto the greatest extent · (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme

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江郎才尽

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