qiáng nǔ zhī mò

Traditional: 強弩之末

强弩之末 (qiáng nǔ zhī mò) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); fig. spent force”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
  2. 2fig. spent force

Characters in 强弩之末

强jiàng · stubborn弩nǔ · crossbow之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])末mò · tip

Related words

之(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])之前before之后after; behind之间(after a noun) between; among; amid强stubborn强strong强to force强surname Qiang强variant of 強|强[jiang4]强variant of 強|强[qiang2]强variant of 強|强[qiang3]之一one of (sth)

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