江郎才尽 (江郎才盡)
Jiāng láng cái jìn
Pinyin

Definition

江郎才尽 (江郎才盡)
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Jiāng láng cái jìn
  1. Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)
  2. fig. to have used up one's creative powers
  3. to have writer's block

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

才
cái
  1. 1 ability
  2. 2 talent
  3. 3 sb of a certain type
  4. 4 a capable individual
  5. 5 only
  6. 6 only then
  7. 7 just now
九江
Jiǔ jiāng
  1. 1 Jiujiang prefecture-level city in Jiangxi
  2. 2 also Jiujiang county
二郎神
Èr láng shén
  1. 1 Erlangshen, Chinese deity
人才
rén cái
  1. 1 talent
  2. 2 talented person
  3. 3 looks
  4. 4 attractive looks
伴郎
bàn láng
  1. 1 best man

Idioms (20)

不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
人才济济
rén cái jǐ jǐ
  1. 1 a galaxy of talent (idiom)
  2. 2 a great number of competent people
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
  1. 1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
  2. 2 pair of ideal lovers
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
  1. 1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able