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英雄无用武之地

yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a hero with no chance of using his might / to have no opportunity to display one's talents
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-34177379b18e127e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

英雄無用武之地 英雄无用武之地 [ying1 xiong2 wu2 yong4 wu3 zhi1 di4] /a hero with no chance of using his might/to have no opportunity to display one's talents/

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Other forms in these source records: 英雄無用武之地

  • 英
    yīng

    hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom

    Yīng

    United Kingdom / British / England / English / abbr. for 英國|英国[Yīng guó]

  • 雄
    xióng

    male / staminate / grand / imposing / powerful / mighty / person or state having great power and influence

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 用
    yòng

    to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore

  • 武
    wǔ

    martial / military

    Wǔ

    surname Wu

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 地
    de

    -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

    dì

    earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.