| 力不从心 |
lì bù cóng xīn |
(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish |
| 力 |
Lì |
surname Li |
| 力 |
lì |
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 从 |
cóng |
variant of 从 |
| 从 |
Cóng |
surname Cong |
| 从 |
cóng |
from; through; via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |