缚鸡之力 — Chinese idiom
缚鸡之力
fù jī zhī lì
Traditional: 縛雞之力
Meaning
- (lit.) the strength to truss a chicken
- (fig.) slight physical strength
Character by character
- 缚fùto tie, to bind
- 鸡jīchicken
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
- 力lìstrength, power; capability, influence
Idioms sharing a character
- 作茧自缚 zuò jiǎn zì fù
- 吐丝自缚 tǔ sī zì fù
- 缚手缚脚 fù shǒu fù jiǎo
- 造茧自缚 zào jiǎn zì fù
- 偷鸡摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu
- 呆若木鸡 dāi ruò mù jī
- 问客杀鸡 wèn kè shā jī
- 嫁鸡随鸡 jià jī suí jī
- 小肚鸡肠 xiǎo dù jī cháng
- 指鸡骂狗 zhǐ jī mà gǒu
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