量力而为
Traditional form:
量力而為
Pinyin (reading):
liànglì'érwéi
Definitions:
- to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly
- to act according to one's means
- to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
Characters:
- 量 - measure, volume; amount, quantity
- 力 - strength, power; capability, influence
- 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
- 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
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