Qián lǘ jì qióngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)
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Original source entry:

黔驢技窮 黔驴技穷 [Qian2 lu:2 ji4 qiong2] /to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)/

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