How to Say ‘No sword in hand’ in Traditional Chinese
手中無劍
💬 Usage Tip: Indicates the absence of physical weapons.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Signifies inner peace and mastery beyond physical form.
Phrase Breakdown
手中
in hand
Held or possessed within one’s hands.
手中有計。
Have a plan in hand.
無
without
Denotes lack or absence.
無敵。
Without enemy.
劍
sword
A weapon with a long cutting blade.
磨劍。
Sharpen a sword.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
手
[shǒu]
hand
The terminal part of the human arm.
他把劍握在手中。
He held the sword in his hand.
中
[zhōng]
within
In or inside something.
這些物品都在手中範圍內。
These items are all within the reach of the hand.
無
[wú]
without
Not having something present.
他的生活中無歇息之日。
There is no rest in his life.
劍
[jiàn]
sword
A weapon with a long metal blade.
他手中無劍卻能化草為劍。
He can transform grass into a sword, even without a sword in hand.
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