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心有餘而力不足
  sam1 yau5 jyu4 ji4 lik6 bat1 zuk1   jyutping
  xin1 you3 yu2 er2 li4 bu4 zu2   pinyin
the spirit is willing but the will is weak | also 力不從心 or

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
心有餘而力不足 / 心有馀而力不足

This word has been viewed 1511 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 27th Aug 2009 02:15 and last edited on 27th Aug 2009 20:32
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Characters in this word:

 sam1  -  heart
 jau5 jau6  -  have; there is
 jyu4  -  remaining; remainder; spare; more than
 ji4  -  and, also; but; otherwise
 lik6  -  strength; force; power
 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 zuk1  -  [1] foot [2] enough [3] fully
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