自不量力

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	not; no	to estimate one's own strength or ability
simp. and trad. (自不量力)		自	不	量力
alternative forms		不自量力

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìbùliànglì

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ bat¹ loeng⁶ lik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìbùliànglì [Phonetic: zìbúliànglì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhbùliànglì
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-pu⁴-liang⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: dz̀-bù-lyàng-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhbulianqlih
  - Palladius: цзыбулянли (czybuljanli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ljɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ bat¹ loeng⁶ lik⁶
  - Yale: jih bāt leuhng lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ bat⁷ loeng⁶ lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ bed¹ lêng⁶ lig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² pɐt̚⁵ lœːŋ²² lɪk̚²/

Idiom

自不量力

to overestimate one's capabilities; to not know one's own limitations; to be overconfident

Synonyms

夸父逐日 (kuāfùzhúrì)
螳臂當車／螳臂当车 (tángbìdāngchē)

Antonyms

量力而為／量力而为 (liànglì'érwéi)

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