yīng
xióng
yòng
zhī

idiom
common

Meaning of 英雄无用武之地

英雄无用武之地 means no place for a hero to use his martial skills; having no opportunity to exercise one's abilities. Pronounced yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì.

  • no place for a hero to use his martial skills; having no opportunity to exercise one's abilities

Definitions & Examples

kōng
yǒu
shēn
 
què
yīng
xióng
yòng
zhī
 
zhǐ
néng
zài
cūn
jiāo
jiao
hái
zi
 

He had excellent martial arts skills but had no place to use them, so he could only teach children in the village.

Zài
zhè
xiǎo
gōng
 
gǎn
jué
yīng
xióng
yòng
zhī
 
shì
jué
dìng
tiào
cáo
gōng
 

In this small company, he felt he had nowhere to display his talents, so he decided to jump to a big company.

Zhè
wèi
shì
lái
dào
piān
yuǎn
gōng
zuò
 
nán
miǎn
yǒu
yīng
xióng
yòng
zhī
zhī
gǎn
 

When this Ph.D. came to work in this remote area, he couldn't help feeling that a hero had no place to use his abilities.