縛雞之力

简 缚鸡之力 · 繁 縛雞之力
Mandarin · pinyin fù jī zhī lì

Meanings

  1. (lit.) the strength to truss a chicken (idiom)
  2. (fig.) slight physical strength
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縛
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雞
jī · chickens; domestic fowl
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
力
lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
缚
fù · to tie
鸡
jī · chicken
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4–1–1–4 · fu4 ji1 zhi1 li4

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縛雞之力 · fu4 ji1 zhi1 li4
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Exact source record縛雞之力 缚鸡之力 [fu4 ji1 zhi1 li4] /(lit.) the strength to truss a chicken (idiom)/(fig.) slight physical strength/