| 手无缚鸡之力 |
shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì |
lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom) / fig. weak / unaccustomed to physical work |
| 手 |
shǒu |
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:双,只 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 缚 |
fù |
to bind / to tie / Taiwan pr. [fu2] |
| 鸡 |
jī |
fowl / chicken / CL:只 / (slang) prostitute |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 力 |
Lì |
surname Li |
| 力 |
lì |
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously |