心余力绌

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 心余力绌 – see 心餘力絀 (“the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak; unable to do what one wants very much to do”). (This term, 心余力绌, is the simplified form of 心餘力絀.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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