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手无缚鸡之力

shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì

6-character word Traditional 手無縛雞之力

What 手无缚鸡之力 means

1. (lit.) lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying)
2. (fig.) weak; unaccustomed to physical work

The characters in 手无缚鸡之力

• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 缚fùto bind; to tie; Taiwan pr. fú
• 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 力lìpower; force; strength