江郎才尽

jiāng láng cái jìn

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 江郎才尽

尽
jǐn

to the greatest extent

才
cái

ability

江
jiāng

river

尽
jìn

to use up

郎
láng

(arch.) minister