无用武之地 (mó) — (idiom) no place to display one's abilities; to have no opportunity to use one's talents
Definition
A chengyu for having 'no stage to use one's skills' — used for talent or training that has no opportunity to be put to use. Borrowed from 蜀中无大将，廖化作先锋 and often paired with 怀才不遇.
idiom
no place to display one's abilitiesto have no opportunity to use one's talents
Examples
- ，无用武之地，。Tā mǎn fù cái huá, què mó, zhǐ néng zài xiǎo gōng sī zuò jiǎn dān de gōng zuò.He is full of talent but has no place to use it, only able to do simple work at a small company.
- ，无用武之地。Zài zhè ge hé píng nián dài, nà xiē wǔ shù gāo shǒu gǎn dào mó.In this era of peace, those martial arts masters feel they have no place to display their skills.
- ，无用武之地。Gōng sī lǐ rén cái tài duō, xīn lái de yuán gōng jué de mó.There are too many talented people in the company, and the new employee feels there is no opportunity to use his abilities.
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