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; to be unable to do what one wants very much to do; to have the ambition but lack the ability”). (This term is the simplified form of 心有餘而力不足).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.