无用武之地

無用武之地
wúyòngwǔzhīdì

there is no place where one's talents can be displayed

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 无用 wúyòng
  1. useless
  2. worthless
=2 武 Wǔ surname Wu
=2 武 wǔ
  1. martial
  2. military
3 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
=4 地 de
  1. -ly
  2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
=4 地 dì
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier: 片

Containing this entry

英雄无用武之地 yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì
  1. a hero with no chance of using his might
  2. to have no opportunity to display one's talents