力不从心
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
idiom
Traditional: 力不從心
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- (idiom) less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
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Related Words
心有余而力不足(xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú)— the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
→心有余，力不足(xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú)— The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).
→一板一眼(yī bǎn yī yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
→一板三眼(yī bǎn sān yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
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