江郎才盡 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 large river; yangzi; surname
郎 láng gentleman, young man; husband
才 cái talent, ability; just, only
盡 jìn exhaust, use up; deplete