心有余，力不足

xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú

Definitions

1. The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).
2. I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.
3. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

Child Words of 心有余，力不足

• 不 bù: no; not so
• 不足 bù zú: insufficient
• 力 lì: power
• 心 xīn: heart
• 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 足 jù: excessive
• 足 zú: foot
• 余 yú: extra
• 有余 yǒu yú: to have an abundance