







才短思涩 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have limited talent and sluggish thoughts”. To be slow-witted and lack insight, especially referring to poor writing ability. Literally, “limited talent, sluggish thought”.

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Open the tool →才短思涩 (cái duǎn sī sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have limited talent and sluggish thoughts”.
才短思涩 is pronounced cái duǎn sī sè in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 才短思涩 means “limited talent, sluggish thought”. It is used to mean “to have limited talent and sluggish thoughts”.
才:才识。短:短浅。涩:迟钝。见识短浅,思路迟钝。指写作能力差。