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Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「縛雞之力」—details below.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「縛雞之力」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

The power of trussing chickens. A metaphor for being weak and powerless.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fù jī zhī lì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bong2 gai1 ji1 lik6

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