手無縛雞之力

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	not have	to bind; to tie	fowl; chicken	's; him/her/it; this	power; force; strength
trad. (手無縛雞之力/手無縛鷄之力)		手	無	縛	雞/鷄	之	力
simp. (手无缚鸡之力)		手	无	缚	鸡	之	力
Literally: “one's hands lack the strength needed to truss a chicken”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒu wú fú jī zhī lì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄓㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² mou⁴ bok³ gai¹ zi¹ lik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒu wú fú jī zhī lì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄓㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒu wú fú ji jhih lì
  - Wade–Giles: shou³ wu² fu² chi¹ chih¹ li⁴
  - Yale: shǒu wú fú jī jr̄ lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoou wu fwu ji jy lih
  - Palladius: шоу у фу цзи чжи ли (šou u fu czi čži li)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ fu³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² mou⁴ bok³ gai¹ zi¹ lik⁶
  - Yale: sáu mòuh bok gāi jī lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² mou⁴ bok⁸ gai¹ dzi¹ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² mou⁴ bog³ gei¹ ji¹ lig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ pɔːk̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɪk̚²/

Idiom

手無縛雞之力

to be very weak and lacking physical strength

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