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量力而為
  loeng6 lik6 ji4 wai4   jyutping
  liang4 li4 e8pr2 wei2   pinyin
know one's limits; not go overboard; do things within one's reach
[literal] do what one's strength allows
[variant]
[antonym] 不自量力


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
量力而為 / 量力而为

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Characters in this word:

 loeng4 loeng6  -  measure; deliberate; amount; estimate
 lik6  -  strength; force; power
 ji4  -  and, also; but; otherwise
 wai4 wai6  -  do, act; serve as; be; for
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