手无寸铁

shǒuwúcùntiě

bare-handed; unarmed; defenceless

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bare-handed; defenceless; unarmed

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bare-handed; defenceless; unarmed

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

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手无寸铁

shǒu wú cùn tiě

barehanded; unarmed; defenseless; totally unarmed; have no weapon in one's hand:

那可有啥办法? 咱们白面书生手无寸铁。 What can we do? We are palefaced intellectuals with no weapons in our hands.

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手無寸鐵|手无寸铁 [shǒu wú cùn tiě] ► lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless