手无寸铁 in English shou3 wu2 cun4 tie3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) not an inch of steel (idiomatic expression); unarmed and defenseless

Simplified Characters

手 无 寸 铁

Traditional Characters

手 無 寸 鐵

Pinyin

shou3 wu2 cun4 tie3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

手shou3hand 无wu2not to have 寸cun4a unit of length 铁tie3surname Tie