手無縛雞之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom)
  2. fig. weak
  3. unaccustomed to physical work

CHARACTERS

手 shǒu
HSK 2
hand
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
縛 fù to tie
雞 jī chickens; domestic fowl
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
力 lì
HSK 3
power, capability, influence