心餘力絀
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Chinese
[edit]| heart; mind | remainder | power; force; strength | crimson silk; deficiency; to stitch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (心餘力絀) | 心 | 餘 | 力 | 絀 | |
| simp. (心余力绌) | 心 | 余 | 力 | 绌 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sinyúlìchù
- Wade–Giles: hsin1-yü2-li4-chʻu4
- Yale: syīn-yú-lì-chù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinyulihchuh
- Palladius: синьюйличу (sinʹjujliču)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ y³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
[edit]心餘力絀
- 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