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江郎才尽

Jiānglángcáijìn

Traditional: 江郎才盡

Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom) / fig. to have used up one's creative powers / to have writer's block

Noun

Character Breakdown

江
jiāng
large river; the Yangtze; surname
HSK 4
郎
láng
gentleman, young man; husband
HSK 6
才
cái
ability, talent, gift; just, only
HSK 3
尽
jǐn
to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
HSK 4

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