- Jiang YanFamous writer and politician (444–505) of the Southern Dynasties known for his poetry and prose; he is the subject of the idiom 江郎才尽 which describes someone whose creative talent has faded.
- 才 nountalent(bound form) talent; remarkable ability; gift
- 尽 盡 verbto use upto use up; to exhaust; to finish; to end