英雄無用武之地 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 petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
雄 xióng male of species; hero; manly
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
用 yòng use, employ, apply, operate; use
武 wǔ military; martial, warlike
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
地 dì earth; soil, ground; region