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无所施其伎 — “To be unable to employ one's skills or stratagems”

无所施其伎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to employ one's skills or stratagems”. To have no scope for one's cunning. Literally, “Nowhere to apply one's tricks/skills”.

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无所施其伎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

无所施其伎 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
无
wú4without, not having
所
suǒ8place or that which
施
shī9carry out, implement, or apply
其
qí8its, his, her, their
伎
jì6skill, talent, artifice

Example Sentence with 无所施其伎

小明的所有计谋都被识破了,最终无所施其伎,只能束手就擒。
All of Xiao Ming's stratagems were seen through, and eventually, with no tricks left to employ, he could only surrender.

Idioms Related to 无所施其伎

Synonyms of 无所施其伎

  • wú无suǒ所shī施qí其jì技nowhere to apply one's skills

More idioms starting with 无

  • wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
  • wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
  • wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
  • wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
  • wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
  • wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
  • wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
  • wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
  • wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
  • wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
  • wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
  • wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference

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Questions about 无所施其伎

What does 无所施其伎 mean?

无所施其伎 (wú suǒ shī qí jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unable to employ one's skills or stratagems”.

How do you pronounce 无所施其伎?

无所施其伎 is pronounced wú suǒ shī qí jì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 无所施其伎 literally mean?

Literally, 无所施其伎 means “Nowhere to apply one's tricks/skills”. It is used to mean “to be unable to employ one's skills or stratagems”.

What is the Chinese definition of 无所施其伎?

没有办法施展其伎俩手段。同“无所施其技”。

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