英雄无用武之地 yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì

DEFINITIONS

  1. a hero with no chance of using his might
  2. to have no opportunity to display one's talents

CHARACTERS

英 yīng
HSK 5
petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
雄 xióng
HSK 5
male of species; hero; manly
无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
用 yòng
HSK 3
use, employ, apply, operate; use
武 wǔ
HSK 5
military; martial, warlike
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region