強弩之末

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Chinese

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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)
simp. (强弩之末)
alternative forms 彊弩之末强弩之末

Etymology

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From the Book of Han:

衝風不能毛羽彊弩之末不能魯縞 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
冲风不能毛羽强弩之末不能鲁缟 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
Qiě chén wén zhī, chōngfēng zhī shuāi, bùnéng qǐ máoyǔ; qiángnǔzhīmò, lì bùnéng rù lǔgǎo. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation

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Idiom

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強弩之末

  1. (figurative) exhausted strength; spent force; strong force that has been exhausted