江郎才尽 jiāng láng cái jìn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)
  2. fig. to have used up one's creative powers
  3. to have writer's block

CHARACTERS

江 jiāng
HSK 4
large river; yangzi; surname
郎 láng
HSK 6
gentleman, young man; husband
才 cái
HSK 3
talent, ability; just, only
尽 jìn
HSK 4
exhaust, use up; deplete