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Home / Idiom / 黔驴技穷

to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)

黔驴技穷
qián lǘ jì qióng
q+ián·2nd tonel+ǘ·2nd tonej+ì·4th toneq+ióng·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(lit.) to have no strategy to apply (idiom) · (fig.) to be out of ideas; at one's wit's end无计可施wú jì kě shīlit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis束手无策shù shǒu wú cèunable to; incapable of无法wú fǎJiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom) · fig. to have used up one's creative powers · to have writer's block江郎才尽Jiāng láng cái jìn
Antonyms
(idiom) to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities神通广大shén tōng guǎng dàextraordinary strength · super strong · strong as an ox力大无穷lì dà wú qióng