心余力绌

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 心余力绌 – see 心餘力絀 (“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”). (This term is the simplified form of 心餘力絀).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.