心有餘而力不足
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]heart; mind | and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
power; force; strength | ||||
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trad. (心有餘而力不足) | 心 | 有餘 | 而 | 力 | 不足 | |
simp. (心有余而力不足) | 心 | 有余 | 而 | 力 | 不足 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sin yǒuyú ér lì bùzú
- Wade–Giles: hsin1 yu3-yü2 êrh2 li4 pu4-tsu2
- Yale: syīn yǒu-yú ér lì bù-dzú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shin yeouyu erl lih butzwu
- Palladius: синь ююй эр ли буцзу (sinʹ jujuj er li buczu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sam1 jau5 jyu4 ji4 lik6 bat1 zuk1
- Yale: sām yáuh yùh yìh lihk bāt jūk
- Cantonese Pinyin: sam1 jau5 jy4 ji4 lik9 bat7 dzuk7
- Guangdong Romanization: sem1 yeo5 yu4 yi4 lig6 bed1 zug1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ jyː²¹ jiː²¹ lɪk̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]心有餘而力不足
- 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
- 16th century, 王陽明, “告諭軍民”, in 王文成公全書, volume 卷第十七:
- 18th century, Cao Xueqin, chapter 78, in Dream of the Red Chamber:
- 賈政冷笑道:「你有多大本領!上頭說了一句大開門的散話,如今又要一句連轉帶煞,豈不心有餘而力不足呢?」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- Jiǎ Zhèng lěngxiào dào: “Nǐ yǒu duō dà běnlǐng! Shàngtou shuō le yī jù dà kāi mén de sǎn huà, rújīn yòu yào yī jù lián zhuǎn dài shā, qǐ bù xīn yǒuyú ér lì bùzú ne?” [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
贾政冷笑道:「你有多大本领!上头说了一句大开门的散话,如今又要一句连转带煞,岂不心有余而力不足呢?」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
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