強弩之末

Chinese

		strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better	cross-bow	's; him/her/it; this	end; final stage; latter part
trad. (強弩之末)		強	弩	之	末
simp. (强弩之末)		强	弩	之	末

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiángnǔzhīmò

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄓㄇㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): koeng⁴ nou⁵ zi¹ mut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiángnǔzhīmò
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄓㄇㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyangnuujymoh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciángnǔjhihmò
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɑŋ³⁵ nu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mwɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: koeng⁴ nou⁵ zi¹ mut⁶
  - Yale: kèuhng nóuh jī muht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: koeng⁴ nou⁵ dzi¹ mut⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kêng⁴ nou⁵ ji¹ mud⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰœ̽ːŋ²¹ nou̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ muːt̚²/

Idiom

強弩之末

(figuratively) exhausted strength; spent force

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