江郎才尽

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)

   • tāzuìjìnxiěbùchūhǎowénzhāng,zhēnshìjiānglángcáijìnle.

     他最近写不出好文章，真是江郎才尽了。🔊

     He hasn't been able to write good articles recently; his talent has truly run dry.

2. 貳形adjective

   fig. to have used up one's creative powers

   • tāzuìjìnxiěbùchūhǎozuòpǐn,zhēnshìjiānglángcáijìnle.

     他最近写不出好作品，真是江郎才尽了。🔊

     Recently he hasn't been able to write good works; it seems his talent has truly run dry.

3. 參形adjective

   to have writer's block

   • tāzuìjìnjiānglángcáijìn,xiěbùchūhǎowénzhāng.

     他最近江郎才尽，写不出好文章。🔊

     Recently he has run out of creative ideas and cannot write good articles.