one 's schemes are poor and his strength is exhausted
Ji Qiong Li Kuo, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì Qi ó NGL ì Q ū, which means that the stratagem and power are used up; see "Ji Qiong Li Qu". It comes from "please pay".
The origin of Idioms
Lu Shanji of Ming Dynasty said in his book "please pay money", that "today's request of my minister is not only about the Liao's salary, but also about the new bank. I have no choice but to do so."
Idiom usage
It means that the stratagem and power are used up.
Chinese PinYin : jì qióng lì qū
one 's schemes are poor and his strength is exhausted
talented men still remained in concealment. cáng lóng wò hǔ