力不从心
Details
- Definition: less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
- HSK Level: 7
- Frequency Rank: 21629
- Alternate Forms: 力不从心, 力不從心
- Notes: POS: v
Variants
力不從心
- Pinyin: lì bù cóng xīn
- English Definitions: less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
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Other transcriptions: numeric: li4 bu4 cong2 xin1, wadegiles: li⁴ pu⁴ ts'ung² hsin¹, bopomofo: ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ, romatzyh: lih buh tsorng shin