不自量力
bú​zì​liàng​lì

to overrate one's abilities

  • created reference approved 不自量力 → 自不量力 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不自量力 bú​zì​liàng​lì

    自不量力 zì​bù​liàng​lì

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 不自量力 · bú​zì​liàng​lì · to overrate one's abilities — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不自量力

    bú​zì​liàng​lì

    to overrate one's abilities

    To overestimate one's own capabilities; to attempt to do something beyond one's power. This idiom is also written as [[自不量力|自不量力|zi4 bu4 liang4 li4]]

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 自量 (literal) → 自量 · zì​liàng · to estimate one's own ability 力 (literal) → 力 · lì · ability

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