强弩之末

Traditional form:

強弩之末

Pinyin (reading):

qiángnǔzhīmò

Definitions:

• lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
• fig. spent force

Characters:

• 强 - strong, powerful, energetic
• 弩 - crossbow; an arrow falling, a downward stroke
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 末 - end, final, last; insignificant

Traditional characters:

• 強 - strong, powerful, energetic
• 弩 - crossbow; an arrow falling, a downward stroke
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 末 - end, final, last; insignificant