xīn​yǒu​yú'ér​lì​bù​zú

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足 xīn​yǒu​yú'ér​lì​bù​zú
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
unable to do what one wants; to have the desire to do something but lack the strength or resources to carry it out

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0.150 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.596 per million

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