Cowardly and incompetent; timid and incapable; weak-kneed and useless.
他因为性格懦弱无能，总是在关键时刻退缩，错失了很多机会。
He was so cowardly and incompetent that he always shrank back at crucial moments, missing many opportunities.
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Jia Lian's daughter fell ill, and as he was separated from Wang Xifeng, he felt unbearably lonely living alone.
He remembered the wife of Duo Guan, the cowardly and incompetent head cook, who was exceptionally beautiful, naturally frivolous, and flirtatious. So he sent a young servant to speak with the lady.
As it happened, she was also fond of Jia Lian. Consequently, Jia Lian went to meet her. The two were as passionate as dry wood and a blazing fire, and thus began their affair.
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