lack the strength to tie a chicken; very weak; feeble
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to lack the strength to tie a chicken; to be physically very weak; feeble
Often used self-deprecatingly or to describe someone who is physically weak. The literal image is of someone too weak to even bind a chicken.
Wǒ我
shǒu手
wú无
fù缚
jī鸡
zhī之
lì力
，
zěn怎
me么
bān搬
de得
dòng动
zhè这
kuài块
dà大
shí石
tou头
？
I don't have the strength to tie a chicken—how could I move this big rock?
Tā他
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
shǒu手
wú无
fù缚
jī鸡
zhī之
lì力
，
shí实
jì际
shàng上
què却
shì是
wǔ武
shù术
gāo高
shǒu手
。
He looks like he couldn't even tie a chicken, but he's actually a martial arts master.
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Bié别
kàn看
tā他
wén文
zhì质
bīn彬
bīn彬
，
shǒu手
wú无
fù缚
jī鸡
zhī之
lì力
，
qí其
shí实
yì意
zhì志
hěn很
jiān坚
qiáng强
。
Don't let his gentle appearance fool you—though he looks too weak to tie a chicken, he actually has a very strong will.