强弩之末 — Chinese idiom
强弩之末
qiáng nǔ zhī mò
Traditional: 強弩之末
Meaning
- (lit.) an arrow at the end of its flight
- (fig.) spent force
Character by character
- 强qiángstrong, powerful, energetic
- 弩nǔcrossbow; an arrow falling, a downward stroke
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
- 末mòend, final, last; insignificant
Idioms sharing a character
- 不畏强暴 bù wèi qiáng bào
- 不畏强权 bù wèi qiáng quán
- 以弱胜强 yǐ ruò shèng qiáng
- 以强凌弱 yǐ qiáng líng ruò
- 兵强马壮 bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng
- 坚强不屈 jiān qiáng bù qū
- 外强中干 wài qiáng zhōng gān
- 富国强兵 fù guó qiáng bīng
- 差强人意 chā qiáng rén yì
- 年富力强 nián fù lì qiáng
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