無用武之地

See also: 无用武之地

Chinese

		not have	to resort to force; to use violence; to display one's abilities or talents	's; him/her/it; this	earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (無用武之地)		無	用武	之	地
simp. (无用武之地)		无	用武	之	地

Etymology

Literally: (a hero) has no place to use his weapons

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wú yòngwǔ zhī dì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄨˇ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wú yòngwǔ zhī dì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄨˇ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wú yòngwǔ jhih dì
    • Wade–Giles: wu² yung⁴-wu³ chih¹ ti⁴
    • Yale: wú yùng-wǔ jr̄ dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wu yonqwuu jy dih
    • Palladius: у юнъу чжи ди (u junʺu čži di)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

Idiom

無用武之地

1. there is no place where one's talents can be displayed

Synonyms

• 英雄無用武之地 / 英雄无用武之地 (yīngxióng wú yòngwǔ zhī dì)