Definition of 強弩の末魯縞に入る能わず (きょうどのすえろこうにいるあたわず)

きょうどすえろこういあた

強弩の末魯縞に入る能わず

きょうどのすえろこうにいるあたわず

kyoudonosuerokouniiruatawazu

View details for kanji: 強View details for kanji: 弩View details for kanji: 末View details for kanji: 魯View details for kanji: 縞View details for kanji: 入View details for kanji: 能
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even the strong will grow weak, (even an arrow fired from) a strong bow loses momentum until it cannot even penetrate a piece of thin silk from Lu(proverb)
See also:魯 (ろ)
Related Kanji
強 strong
弩 bow (arrow)
末 end, close, tip, powder, posterity
魯 foolish, Russia
縞 stripe
入 enter, insert
能 ability, talent, skill, capacity