shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì
lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying)
fig. weak; unaccustomed to physical work
手
shǒu
hand
无
wú
not to have
缚
fù
to bind
鸡
jī
variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
力
lì
power
