他是手无缚鸡之力的太史丞
“He's a Deputy Director who can't throw a punch.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You're too weak to lift a thing.”
他是 手无缚鸡之力 的太史丞
“He's a Deputy Director who can't throw a punch.”
谁能拦住一个疯子呢？
“Who can stop a madwoman?”
“He is a frail scholar who couldn't protect anyone, let alone stop a madman.”
Traditional Chinese society sharply contrasted civil scholars (wen) with martial figures (wu), stereotyping literary officials as physically frail and incapable of violence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lacking the strength even to tie up a chicken; physically weak scholar
A classic idiom used to describe bookish intellectuals who lack physical strength or martial prowess.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Then I'm sure you'll be good at this.”
“I forgot you didn't know martial arts.”
“Mr. Xiao is so cold.”
“Mr. Xiao, don't underestimate me.”
“You're unbelievable.”
“I don't know what "magic" you're playing,”