智窮力竭

Chinese

		wisdom; knowledge	exhausted; poor	power; force; strength	exhaust
trad. (智窮力竭)		智	窮	力	竭
simp. (智穷力竭)		智	穷	力	竭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìqiónglìjié

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìqiónglìjié
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhcyónglìjié
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-chʻiung²-li⁴-chieh²
    • Yale: jr̀-chyúng-lì-jyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhchyonglihjye
    • Palladius: чжицюнлицзе (čžicjunlicze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

Idiom

智窮力竭

1. at a loss as to what to do; at one's wits' end; at the end of one's rope (both mentally and physically)

Synonyms

• 無計可施／无计可施 (wújìkěshī)

Related terms

• 窮竭／穷竭 (qióngjié, “to exhaust”)
• 勢窮力竭／势穷力竭
• 計窮力竭／计穷力竭