力不从心 (lì bù cóng xīn) | Meaning: (idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

(idiom) powerless to do anything about it无能为力wú néng wéi lì

the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) · the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak心有余而力不足xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú

unable to; incapable of无法wú fǎ

one person alone cannot save the situation · one log (or a single stick) cannot prop up a tottering building · individual effort cannot sustain it独木难支dú mù nán zhī

lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence · too far to be able to help鞭长莫及biān cháng mò jí

beyond one's power (to do sth)力所不及lì suǒ bù jí

(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish

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