[心有余而力不足 / 心有餘而力不足, xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú, ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ]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.#48642[Add to Longdo]
[比上不足比下有余 / 比上不足比下有餘, bǐ shàng bù zú bǐ xià yǒu yú, ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ]fall short of the best but be better than the worst; can pass muster#118610[Add to Longdo]
[不足为训 / 不足為訓, bù zú wéi xùn, ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄩㄣˋ]not to be taken as an example; not an example to be followed; not to be taken as authoritative#156865[Add to Longdo]
[心有余,力不足 / 心有餘,力不足, xīn yǒu yú, lì bù zú, ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ, ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ]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.[Add to Longdo]