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Jiang 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
j+iāng·1st tonel+áng·2nd tonec+ái·2nd tonej+ìn·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)黔驴技穷Qián lu:2 jì qióng
Antonyms
to excel the common (idiom); surpassing · preeminent · outstanding出类拔萃chū lèi bá cuìfirst sign of budding talent · to display one's ability for the first time初露锋芒chū lù fēng máng
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