力不從心 in Chinese

IPA: /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/, /lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/, /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/, /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/, /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: lìbùcóngxīn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lik⁶ bat¹ cung⁴ sam¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], le̍k-put-chiông-sim, lìbùcóngxīn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], lìbùcóngsin [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], li⁴-pu⁴-tsʻung²-hsin¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lì-bù-tsúng-syīn [Mandarin, Yale], lihbutsorngshin [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], либуцунсинь [Mandarin, Palladius], libucunsinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], lihk bāt chùhng sām [Cantonese, Yale], lik⁹ bat⁷ tsung⁴ sam¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lig⁶ bed¹ cung⁴ sem¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], le̍k-put-chiông-sim [Hokkien, POJ], li̍k-put-tsiông-sim [Hokkien, Tai-lo], legputciongsym [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 力不從心

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      "glosses": [
        "to lack the ability to do what one wants; one's strength does not match one's ambitions; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
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      "id": "en-力不從心-zh-phrase-epYN1kfu",
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          "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak",
          "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
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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": "xīnyúlìchù",
          "word": "心餘力絀／心余力绌"
        },
        {
          "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"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xīnyúlìchù",
          "word": "心餘力絀"
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          "roman": "xīnyúlìchù",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ"
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "lik⁶ bat¹ cung⁴ sam¹"
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      "zh-pron": "lìbùcóngxīn"
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      "zh-pron": "lìbùcóngsin"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "li⁴-pu⁴-tsʻung²-hsin¹"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "lì-bù-tsúng-syīn"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "lihbutsorngshin"
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      "zh-pron": "либуцунсинь"
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      "zh-pron": "libucunsinʹ"
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      "zh-pron": "lik⁹ bat⁷ tsung⁴ sam¹"
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      "zh-pron": "lig⁶ bed¹ cung⁴ sem¹"
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    {
      "ipa": "/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/"
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      "ipa": "/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/"
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  "word": "力不從心"
}

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      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Palladius"
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    },
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        "Pinyin"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/",
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        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "le̍k-put-chiông-sim"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "li̍k-put-tsiông-sim"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "legputciongsym"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "xīn yǒuyú ér lì bùzú",
      "word": "心有餘而力不足／心有余而力不足"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xīnyúlìchù",
      "word": "心餘力絀／心余力绌"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xīnyúlìchù",
      "word": "心餘力絀"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xīnyúlìchù",
      "word": "心余力绌"
    }
  ],
  "word": "力不從心"
}

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"力不從心" meaning in Chinese

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