See 心餘力絀 on Wiktionary
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"the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak; to be unable to do what one wants very much to do; to have the ambition but lack the ability"
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"roman": "xīn yǒuyú ér lì bùzú",
"word": "心有餘而力不足／心有余而力不足"
},
{
"roman": "lìbùcóngxīn",
"word": "力不從心／力不从心"
},
{
"roman": "xīn yǒuyú ér lì bùzú",
"word": "心有餘而力不足"
},
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"roman": "xīn yǒuyú ér lì bùzú",
"word": "心有余而力不足"
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"roman": "lìbùcóngxīn",
"word": "力不從心"
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"zh-pron": "hsin¹-yü²-li⁴-chʻu⁴"
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"zh-pron": "sinʹjujliču"
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"word": "心餘力絀"
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"roman": "xīn yǒuyú ér lì bùzú",
"word": "心有餘而力不足／心有余而力不足"
},
{
"roman": "lìbùcóngxīn",
"word": "力不從心／力不从心"
},
{
"roman": "xīn yǒuyú ér lì bùzú",
"word": "心有餘而力不足"
},
{
"roman": "xīn yǒuyú ér lì bùzú",
"word": "心有余而力不足"
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"roman": "lìbùcóngxīn",
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},
{
"roman": "lìbùcóngxīn",
"word": "力不从心"
}
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"word": "心餘力絀"
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