心有余而力不足

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 心有余而力不足 – see 心有餘而力不足 (“the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak; unable to do what one wants very much to do”). (This term, 心有余而力不足, is the simplified form of 心有餘而力不足.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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