手无寸铁 shǒu wú cùn tiě — bare-handed; unarmed

手无寸铁
shǒu wú cùn tiě

Characters: 手 · 无 · 寸 · 铁

Definitions

  1. bare-handed; unarmed

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. lit. not an inch of steel (idiom)
  2. unarmed and defenseless

ExtDict

  1. 寸:形容细微短小
  2. 铁:指武器。手里没有任何武器。

Examples

  • 一群手无寸铁的平民遭到了袭击。

    A crowd of unarmed civilians came under attack.

  • 他手无寸铁地站在歹徒面前,毫不畏惧。

    He stood before the thug with bare hands, utterly unafraid.

  • 这些手无寸铁的工人只能用石块自卫。

    These unarmed workers could only defend themselves with stones.