手無縛雞之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì

fig. weak

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
無 wú
not; no; not to have
縛 fù
to bind; to tie; Taiwan pr. fú
雞 jī
chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
力 lì HSK 3
strength; force; power