英雄無用武之地

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

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) to have no opportunity to display one's talents
  2. to have no opportunity to display one's talents

Wiktionary

人雖有才能，卻無施展的機會。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 英雄 yīngxióng hero

classifier: 個
2 無用武之地 wúyòngwǔzhīdì there is no place where one's talents can be displayed