用武之地

Mandarin · pinyin yòng wǔ zhī dì

Meanings

  1. ample scope for abilities
  2. favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
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用
yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
武
wǔ · military; martial, warlike
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
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4–3–1–4 · yong4 wu3 zhi1 di4

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jung6 mou5 zi1 dei6

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用武之地 · yong4 wu3 zhi1 di4
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Exact source record用武之地 用武之地 [yong4 wu3 zhi1 di4] /ample scope for abilities/favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)/