力不从心
Traditional form:
力不從心
Pinyin (reading):
lìbùcóngxīn
Definitions:
- less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
Characters:
- 力 - strength, power; capability, influence
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 从 - from, by, since, whence, through
- 心 - heart; mind; soul
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