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手無縛雞之力

手
手
无
無
缚
縛
鸡
雞
之
之
力
力
lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom) / fig. weak / unaccustomed to physical work

Characters and words in 手無縛雞之力

手
shǒu = sh + ou3
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
Add a new mnemonic for 手 = 丿 + 二 + 亅
无
無
wú = w + Ø2
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
Add a new mnemonic for 无 = 一 + 𠂇 + 乚
Add a new mnemonic for 無 =
缚
縛
fù = fu + Ø4
to bind / to tie / Taiwan pr. [fu2]
Add a new mnemonic for 缚 = 纟 + 尃
Add a new mnemonic for 縛 = 糹 + 尃
鸡
雞
jī = ji + Ø1
fowl / chicken / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (slang) prostitute
Add a new mnemonic for 鸡 = 又 + 鸟
Add a new mnemonic for 雞 = 奚 + 隹
之
zhī = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
Add a new mnemonic for 之 = 丶 + Z
力
lì = li + Ø4
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
Add a new mnemonic for 力 = ㇆ + 丿

Words with 手無縛雞之力

手無縛雞之力 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 手無縛雞之力

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