強弩之末 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary


Article Images

strength; force; power

strength; force; power; powerful; better

cross-bow 's; him/her/it; this end; final stage; latter part
trad. (強弩之末)
simp. (强弩之末)
alternative forms 彊弩之末强弩之末

From the Book of Han:


強弩之末

  1. (figurative) exhausted strength; spent force; strong force that has been exhausted