江郎才尽

jiāng láng cái jìn

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 江郎才尽

to the greatest extent

ability

river

to use up

(arch.) minister