手无寸铁 shǒu wú cùn tiě — bare-handed; unarmed
手无寸铁
shǒu wú cùn tiě
Definitions
- bare-handed; unarmed
More definitions
CC-CEDICT
- lit. not an inch of steel (idiom)
- unarmed and defenseless
ExtDict
- 寸:形容细微短小
- 铁:指武器。手里没有任何武器。
Examples
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一群手无寸铁的平民遭到了袭击。
A crowd of unarmed civilians came under attack.
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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.
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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.