無用武之地
See also: 无用武之地
Chinese
| not have | to resort to force; to use violence; to display one's abilities or talents | 's; him/her/it; this | earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly | ||
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| trad. (無用武之地) | 無 | 用武 | 之 | 地 | |
| simp. (无用武之地) | 无 | 用武 | 之 | 地 | |
Etymology
Literally: (a hero) has no place to use his weapons
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wú yòngwǔ zhī dì
- Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄨˇ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wú yòngwǔ jhih dì
- Wade–Giles: wu2 yung4-wu3 chih1 ti4
- Yale: wú yùng-wǔ jr̄ dì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wu yonqwuu jy dih
- Palladius: у юнъу чжи ди (u junʺu čži di)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
無用武之地
- there is no place where one's talents can be displayed