自不量力

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	not; no	to estimate one's own strength or ability
simp. and trad. (自不量力)		自	不	量力
alternative forms		不自量力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìbùliànglì

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ bat¹ loeng⁶ lik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìbùliànglì [Phonetic: zìbúliànglì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhbùliànglì
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-pu⁴-liang⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: dz̀-bù-lyàng-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhbulianqlih
  - Palladius: цзыбулянли (czybuljanli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ bat¹ loeng⁶ lik⁶
  - Yale: jih bāt leuhng lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ bat⁷ loeng⁶ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ bed¹ lêng⁶ lig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² pɐt̚⁵ lœːŋ²² lɪk̚²/

Idiom

自不量力

to overestimate one's capabilities; to not know one's own limitations; to be overconfident

Usage notes

The forms 自不量力 (zìbùliànglì) and 不自量力 (bùzìliànglì) are both common in Mandarin while the latter is more common in Cantonese.

Synonyms

夸父逐日 (kuāfùzhúrì)
螳臂當車／螳臂当车 (tángbìdāngchē)

Antonyms

量力而為／量力而为 (liànglì'érwéi)

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