手無寸鐵 shǒu wú cùn tiě

lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless

Characters

Character Meaning
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
無 wú
not; no; not to have
寸 cùn HSK 6
a unit of length; inch; thumb
鐵 tiě
iron (metal); hard; strong