estimate one 's own moral and material strength
Du ó D é Li à NGL ì, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Du ó D é Li à NGL ì. From Zuo Zhuan, the eleventh year of Yin Gong.
The origin of Idioms
In the eleventh year of Zuo Zhuan's seclusion, it is said that "we should deal with it morally and do it according to our ability."
Analysis of Idioms
Do according to one's ability
Idiom usage
"If either one of them is careless and touches him by mistake, I'm afraid he won't be able to eat it." Then he retreated. (Chapter 31 of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty.)
Chinese PinYin : duó dé liàng lì
estimate one 's own moral and material strength
each improves by association with the other. zhū lián bì hé
deliver the country from distress. fú wēi dìng luàn
a capable young man from a distinguished family. jiàng mén hǔ zǐ
A good teacher makes a good student. míng shī chū gāo tú