彊弩之末
qiáng​nǔ​zhī​mò

spent force

  • created sense approved 彊弩之末 · qiáng​nǔ​zhī​mò · spent force — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    彊弩之末

    qiáng​nǔ​zhī​mò

    spent force

    an arrow at the end of its flight; a force that has exhausted its momentum and is no longer effective

    彊 (opaque) 弩 (literal) → 弩 · nǔ · crossbow 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 末 (literal) → 末 · mò · end; final

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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