泥足巨人 — “A giant with feet of clay”
泥足巨人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a giant with feet of clay”. An outwardly impressive but fundamentally weak or vulnerable entity/person; something that appears powerful but has a fatal flaw. Literally, “Giant with feet of clay”.
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泥足巨人 Pronunciation and Pinyin
泥足巨人 Character Breakdown
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这家看似庞大的公司，财务状况却像泥足巨人，经不起任何市场波动。
This seemingly enormous company, with its financial situation like a giant with feet of clay, cannot withstand any market fluctuations.
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Synonyms of 泥足巨人
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- ní泥zhōng中yǐn隐cì刺speak with veiled sarcasm
- nì泥gǔ古bù不huà化rigidly adhere to ancient conventions
- nì泥gǔ古shǒu守jiù旧cling to old ways
- nì泥gǔ古zhí执jīn今rigidly adhere to ancient conventions
- nì泥gǔ古jū拘fāng方dogmatically cling to outdated conventions
- nì泥gǔ古wéi违jīn今rigidly adhere to ancient ways
- nì泥gǔ古fēi非jīn今Adhere to ancient, reject modern
- nì泥míng名shī失shí实cling to empty reputation, disregard reality
- ní泥sù塑mù木diāo雕stiff and expressionless like a dummy
- ní泥duō多fó佛dà大More input, greater achievement
- ní泥shā沙jù俱xià下good and bad mixed together
- ní泥niú牛rù入hǎi海disappear completely and irreversibly
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What does 泥足巨人 mean?
泥足巨人 (ní zú jù rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a giant with feet of clay”.
How do you pronounce 泥足巨人?
泥足巨人 is pronounced ní zú jù rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 泥足巨人 literally mean?
Literally, 泥足巨人 means “Giant with feet of clay”. It is used to mean “a giant with feet of clay”.
What is the Chinese definition of 泥足巨人?
比喻实际非常虚弱的笨大东西。