有心無力

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	heart; mind	not have	power; force; strength
trad. (有心無力)		有	心	無	力
simp. (有心无力)		有	心	无	力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒuxīnwúlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ sam¹ mou⁴ lik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuxīnwúlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒusinwúlì
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-hsin¹-wu²-li⁴
    • Yale: yǒu-syīn-wú-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoushinwulih
    • Palladius: юсиньули (jusinʹuli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ sam¹ mou⁴ lik⁶
    • Yale: yáuh sām mòuh lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ sam¹ mou⁴ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ sem¹ mou⁴ lig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ sɐm⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ lɪk̚²/

Idiom

有心無力

1. to have the will but not the power or strength to do something