心餘力絀

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Chinese

[edit]
heart; mind remainder power; force; strength crimson silk; deficiency; to stitch
trad. (心餘力絀)
simp. (心余力绌)

Pronunciation

[edit]

Idiom

[edit]

心餘力絀

  1. 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

Synonyms

[edit]