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Open the tool →才竭智疲 (cái jié zhì pí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be mentally and creatively drained”.
才竭智疲 is pronounced cái jié zhì pí in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 才竭智疲 means “Talent exhausted, wisdom weary”. It is used to mean “to be mentally and creatively drained”.
竭:尽;疲:疲倦。才能用尽,智力衰退