qián​lǘ​jì​qióng

to reach the end of one's wits

  • created reference approved 黔驴技穷/黔驢技窮 → 神通广大/神通廣大 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黔驴技穷 / 黔驢技窮 qián​lǘ​jì​qióng

    神通广大 / 神通廣大 shén​tōng​guǎng​dà

    antonym

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  • created reference approved 黔驴技穷/黔驢技窮 → 黔驴之技/黔驢之技 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黔驴技穷 / 黔驢技窮 qián​lǘ​jì​qióng

    黔驴之技 / 黔驢之技 qián​lǘ​zhī​jì

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 黔驴技穷/黔驢技窮 · qián​lǘ​jì​qióng · to reach the end of one's wits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黔驴技穷 / 黔驢技窮

    qián​lǘ​jì​qióng

    to reach the end of one's wits

    To exhaust one's limited skills or tricks; used to describe someone who has revealed their lack of real ability and is now helpless.

    黔 (literal) → 黔 · qián · Guizhou 驴 (literal) → 驴/驢 · lǘ · donkey 技穷 (literal) → 技穷/技窮 · jì​qióng · at the end of one's rope

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