心有餘，力不足

sam1 jau5 jyu4 ，lik6 bat1 zuk1

The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). · I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. · The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).
  2. I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.
  3. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

Written Forms

心有餘，力不足Traditional · Main Form
心有余，力不足Alternate Form

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