缚鸡之力 fù jī zhī lì The strength to tie up a chicken

Explanation

比喻力量非常微弱,毫无力气。

It describes someone as extremely weak and powerless.

Origin Story

从前,村里有个猎户,名叫李大壮。他从小体弱多病,手无缚鸡之力。有一天,他去山上打猎,结果迷路了,夜幕降临,他饥寒交迫,倒在一棵大树下。突然,他听到一阵沙沙声,睁开眼一看,一只巨大的野猪正向他走来。李大壮吓得魂飞魄散,心想自己手无缚鸡之力,这次肯定要完蛋了。然而,出乎意料的是,野猪并没有攻击他,而是在他身边嗅了嗅,然后转身离开了。李大壮吓得不敢动弹,直到天亮才敢回家。后来,他才知道,原来这只野猪是附近山林里的动物之王,它对弱小者向来手下留情。从此以后,李大壮再也不敢独自去深山打猎了,他明白了自己手无缚鸡之力的现实,也开始珍惜生命,不再冒险。

cong qian, cun li you ge lie hu, ming jiao li da zhuang. ta cong xiao ti ruo duo bing, shou wu fu ji zhi li. you yi tian, ta qu shan shang da lie, jie guo mi lu le, ye mu jiang lin, ta ji han jiao po, dao zai yi ke da shu xia. tu ran, ta ting dao yi zhen sha sha sheng, zheng kai yan yi kan, yi zhi ju da de ye zhu zheng xiang ta zou lai. li da zhuang xia de hun fei po san, xin xiang zi ji shou wu fu ji zhi li, zhe ci ken ding yao wan dan le. ran er, chu hu yi liao de shi, ye zhu bing mei you gong ji ta, er shi zai ta shen bian xiu le xiu, ran hou zhuan shen li kai le. li da zhuang xia de bu gan dan tan, zhi dao tian liang cai gan hui jia. hou lai, ta cai zhi dao, yuan lai zhe zhi ye zhu shi fu jin shan lin li de dong wu zhi wang, ta dui ruo xiao zhe xiang lai shou xia liu qing. cong ci yi hou, li da zhuang zai ye bu gan du zi qu shen shan da lie le, ta ming bai le zi ji shou wu fu ji zhi li de xian shi, ye kai shi zhen xi sheng ming, bu zai mao xian.

Once upon a time, there was a hunter named Li Dazhuang in a village. He had been frail and weak since childhood. One day, he went hunting in the mountains but got lost. As night fell, he was hungry and exhausted and collapsed under a large tree. Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound. When he opened his eyes, a huge wild boar was approaching him. Li Dazhuang was terrified and thought that with his weakness, he would surely die. However, unexpectedly, the wild boar did not attack him but sniffed around him and then left. Li Dazhuang dared not move until dawn when he could go home. Later, he learned that the wild boar was the king of the nearby forest and always showed mercy to the weak. From then on, Li Dazhuang never dared to hunt alone in the deep mountains again. He realized his weakness and began to cherish his life and no longer take risks.

Usage

多用于形容人身体虚弱,力量不足。

duo yong yu xing rong ren shen ti xu ruo, li liang bu zu

It is mostly used to describe someone's physical weakness and lack of strength.

Examples

  • 他手无缚鸡之力,怎么能胜任这项工作?

    ta shou wu fu ji zhi li, zen me neng sheng ren zhe xiang gong zuo?

    He is too weak to do this job.

  • 别看他瘦弱,其实他也有缚鸡之力。

    bie kan ta shou ruo, qi shi ta ye you fu ji zhi li

    Don't underestimate him; he does have some strength.