手无缚鸡之力 in English shou3 wu2 fu4 ji1 zhi1 li4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically weak
  • unaccustomed to physical work

Simplified Characters

手 无 缚 鸡 之 力

Traditional Characters

手 無 縛 雞 之 力

Pinyin

shou3 wu2 fu4 ji1 zhi1 li4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

手shou3hand 无wu2not to have 缚fu4to bind 鸡ji1fowl 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 力li4surname Li