心有余而力不足 [xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú, ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ, 心 有 余 而 力 不 足 / 心 有 餘 而 力 不 足 ] The will is there, but not the strength (成语 saw, from Confucian Analects).; I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.; The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. #48,642 [Add to Longdo]
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xin1 you3 yu2 er2 li4 bu4 zu2
xin1 you3 (辛酉) fifty eigth year H10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1981 or 2041 [CE-DICT] yu2 (予) I [CE-DICT] (俞) OK (Emperor's interjection); to accede; to assent [CE-DICT] (唹) to smile at [CE-DICT] (妤) handsome; fair [CE-DICT] (娱) amuse [CE-DICT] (娯) pleasure; enjoyment; amusement; Japanese variant of 娛|娱 [CE-DICT] (崳) county in Shandong province [CE-DICT] (嵎) mountain range [CE-DICT] (嵛) place name in Shandong [CE-DICT] (愉) pleased [CE-DICT] (愚) stupid [CE-DICT] (揄) draw out; let hanging [CE-DICT] (于) in; at; to; from; by; than; out of [CE-DICT] (旟) banner with falcons; mussed up hair [CE-DICT] (杅) bowl; tub [CE-DICT] (楰) (tree) [CE-DICT] (榆) elm [CE-DICT] (歈) songs [CE-DICT] (欤) (final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢) [CE-DICT] (渝) abbr. for Chongqing 重慶|重庆; old name of Jialing river 嘉陵江 in Sichuan [CE-DICT] (渔) fisherman; to fish [CE-DICT] (狳) armadillo [CE-DICT] (玗) semiprecious stone; a kind of jade [CE-DICT] (瑜) excellence; luster of gems [CE-DICT] (璵) (gem) [CE-DICT] (畲) cultivated field [CE-DICT] (盂) container; cup [CE-DICT] (禺) (place); district [CE-DICT] (窬) hole in a wall [CE-DICT] (竽) free reed mouth organ, with wooden pipes stuck into a gourd; larger version of the sheng 笙 [CE-DICT] (緰) net [CE-DICT] (羭) black ram [CE-DICT] (腴) fat on belly; fertile; rich [CE-DICT] (臾) surname Yu; a moment; little while [CE-DICT] (舁) to lift; raise [CE-DICT] (与) (same as 歟|欤, final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢) [CE-DICT] (艅) a despatch boat [CE-DICT] (萸) cornelian cherry [CE-DICT] (蕍) Alisma plantags [CE-DICT] (虞) forewarned; peace; worry; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (蝓) snail [CE-DICT] (褕) loose garment [CE-DICT] (觎) passionately desire [CE-DICT] (谀) flatter [CE-DICT] (踰) variant of 逾, to exceed; to transcend; to cross over; variant of 窬, slit in wall [CE-DICT] (舆) carriage; sedan chair; world [CE-DICT] (轝) sedan chair [CE-DICT] (逾) to exceed; to go beyond; to transcend; to cross over; to jump over [CE-DICT] (釪) an alms bowl; a small bell [CE-DICT] (隃) exceed; jump over [CE-DICT] (隅) corner [CE-DICT] (雩) summer sacrifice for rain [CE-DICT] (余) extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (馀) variant of 餘|余, remainder; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (鱼) fish [CE-DICT] (魣) perch [CE-DICT] (鸒) the eastern jackdaw [CE-DICT] (齵) uneven (teeth) [CE-DICT] (娛) amuse [CE-DICT] (於) in; at; to; from; by; than; out of [CE-DICT] (歟) (final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢) [CE-DICT] (漁) fisherman; to fish [CE-DICT] (畬) cultivated field [CE-DICT] (與) (same as 歟|欤, final particle expression doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢) [CE-DICT] (覦) passionately desire [CE-DICT] (諛) flatter [CE-DICT] (輿) carriage; sedan chair; world [CE-DICT] (餘) extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (餘) variant of 餘|余, remainder; surname Yu [CE-DICT] (魚) fish [CE-DICT] er2 (児) Japanese variant of 兒|儿 [CE-DICT] (儿) son [CE-DICT] (唲) forced laughter [CE-DICT] (栭) tree mushroom [CE-DICT] (洏) to flow (as water; tears) [CE-DICT] (而) and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) [CE-DICT] (耏) beard; surname Er [CE-DICT] (胹) overcooked; soft [CE-DICT] (輀) hearse [CE-DICT] (陑) place name [CE-DICT] (鲕) caviar; fish roe [CE-DICT] (鸸) emu [CE-DICT] (兒) son [CE-DICT] (鮞) caviar; fish roe [CE-DICT] (鴯) emu [CE-DICT] li4 (例) example; precedent; rule; case; instance [CE-DICT] (俐) clever [CE-DICT] (傈) Lisu ethnic minority of Yunnan, see 傈僳 [CE-DICT] (俪) husband and wife [CE-DICT] (利) advantage; benefit; profit; sharp [CE-DICT] (力) power; force; strength [CE-DICT] (励) exhort [CE-DICT] (厤) to calculate; the calendar [CE-DICT] (厉) severe; surname Li [CE-DICT] (吏) minor official [CE-DICT] (唎) (final particle); sound; noise [CE-DICT] (唳) cry of a crane or wild goose [CE-DICT] (呖) sound of splitting; cracking [CE-DICT] (屴) high mountain range [CE-DICT] (悧) smooth; active; clever; sharp [CE-DICT] (栗) afraid; trembling [CE-DICT] (戻) Japanese variant of 戾; to twist back; to return [CE-DICT] (戾) do violence; go against [CE-DICT] (暦) Japanese variant of 曆|历; the calendar [CE-DICT] (历) calendar [CE-DICT] (栃) archaic variant of 櫪|枥, oak; type of tree in ancient books; stable (for horses) [CE-DICT] (栗) chestnut; surname Li [CE-DICT] (栵) hedge [CE-DICT] (栎) oak; Quercus serrata [CE-DICT] (枥) type of oak; stable (for horses) [CE-DICT] (欐) beam [CE-DICT] (歴) Japanese variant of 歷|历; history [CE-DICT] (历) to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; calendar [CE-DICT] (沴) miasma [CE-DICT] (浰) attend (official functions) [CE-DICT] (溧) name of a river [CE-DICT] (沥) drip [CE-DICT] (猁) a kind of monkey [CE-DICT] (痢) dysentery [CE-DICT] (疠) sore caused by varnish poisoning [CE-DICT] (皪) luster (of pearls) [CE-DICT] (盭) unreasonable; violent [CE-DICT] (砅) cross stream by stepping on stones [CE-DICT] (砺) grind; sandstone [CE-DICT] (砾) gravel; small stone [CE-DICT] (立) set up; to stand [CE-DICT] (笠) bamboo rain hat [CE-DICT] (篥) bamboos good for poles; horn [CE-DICT] (粒) a grain; a granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) [CE-DICT] (糲) coarse (grain) [CE-DICT] (苙) (herb); pigsty [CE-DICT] (荔) litchi [CE-DICT] (莉) jasmine [CE-DICT] (莅) attend (official functions) [CE-DICT] (苈) Drabanemerosa hebecarpa [CE-DICT] (蛎) oyster [CE-DICT] (詈) curse; scold [CE-DICT] (跞) move; walk [CE-DICT] (轹) to bully; wheel-rut [CE-DICT] (郦) surname Li; ancient place name [CE-DICT] (隷) Japanese variant of 鄰|隶 [CE-DICT] (隶) attached to; scribe [CE-DICT] (雳) clap of thunder [CE-DICT] (鬁) bald; scabby [CE-DICT] (鴗) Alcedo bengalensis [CE-DICT] (丽) beautiful [CE-DICT] (儷) husband and wife [CE-DICT] (勵) exhort [CE-DICT] (厲) severe; surname Li [CE-DICT] (嚦) sound of splitting; cracking [CE-DICT] (慄) afraid; trembling [CE-DICT] (曆) calendar [CE-DICT] (櫟) oak; Quercus serrata [CE-DICT] (櫪) type of oak; stable (for horses) [CE-DICT] (歷) to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; calendar [CE-DICT] (瀝) drip [CE-DICT] (癘) sore caused by varnish poisoning [CE-DICT] (礪) grind; sandstone [CE-DICT] (礫) gravel; small stone [CE-DICT] (蒞) attend (official functions) [CE-DICT] (藶) Drabanemerosa hebecarpa [CE-DICT] (蠣) oyster [CE-DICT] (躒) move; walk [CE-DICT] (轢) to bully; wheel-rut [CE-DICT] (酈) surname Li; ancient place name [CE-DICT] (隸) attached to; scribe [CE-DICT] (靂) clap of thunder [CE-DICT] (麗) beautiful [CE-DICT] bu4 zu2 (不足) insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should [CE-DICT] (部族) tribe; tribal [CE-DICT]
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