shǒu
cùn
tiě

idiom
common

Meaning of 手无寸铁

手无寸铁 means unarmed; without any weapon; bare-handed; defenseless. Pronounced shǒu wú cùn tiě.

  • unarmed; without any weapon; bare-handed; defenseless

Definitions & Examples

shǒu
cùn
tiě
 
miàn
duì
háo
bàn
 

He was unarmed and had no way to deal with the gangster.

Zhàn
shì
men
shǒu
cùn
tiě
de
zǒu
jìn
le
rén
de
bāo
wéi
quān
 

The soldiers walked into the enemy's encirclement unarmed.

Suī
rán
shǒu
cùn
tiě
 
dàn
rán
yǒng
gǎn
de
zhàn
le
chū
lái
bǎo
ruò
zhě
 

Although he was unarmed, he still bravely stood up to protect the weak.