one 's strength does not match one 's ambitions(lì bù cóng xīn)

one 's strength does not match one 's ambitions

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ì B ù C ó NGX ī n, refers to the heart wants to do, but power or ability can't do. It comes from the biography of the western regions in the book of the later Han Dynasty by Fan Ye of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Can't do something, can't do something, can't do something

The origin of Idioms

Fan Ye of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote in the book of the later Han Dynasty, biography of the western regions: "today's envoys and soldiers have not been able to draw a conclusion. If the national strength does not follow the heart, the East, West, North and South are at ease."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; used as predicate and object; used in modesty. Example 1. Yongning Temple, Luoyang Jialan Ji, written by Yang xuanzhi of the Northern Wei Dynasty: "Gui et al. Had been involved in the military field for many times, so it was convenient to attack and assassinate; many scholars in the capital had not learned the military service, though they were all brave, they could not do what they wanted." (2) Ming Feng Menglong's Xingshi Hengyan oil seller monopolizes Huakui: "it's just a little girl's price, but the family is poor and weak. How to handle it is not enough." (3) Chapter 28 of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty: xunxi said, "I was entrusted by my former monarch, and Fu Xiqi was my monarch. In addition, I don't know more about others! If you can't do what you want, you have to die to thank you. " Chapter 52 of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: there's something wrong with that knowledge out of thin air. I can't do what I want. I really hate it! 5. Zhu Ziqing's miscellany of selected poems: "when we do it, we don't forget what we said. If we don't do it to a certain extent, we are powerless and helpless." 6. According to my political and ideological level, struggle experience and knowledge ability, it is indeed my responsibility to edit and select Comrade Chen Yi's poems. Preface to selected poems of Chen Yi by Zhang Qian

Idiom story

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, ban Chao was sent by the Ming emperor, leading dozens of people to the western regions, and made many miraculous achievements. However, after 27 years in the ancient western regions, ban Chao was old, frail and homesick, so he wrote a letter to ask his son to take him to the Han Dynasty and ask emperor Liu Zhao to transfer him back. There was no response to this letter. His sister Ban Zhao wrote to the emperor again, stating his brother's meaning. There are some words in the letter: "among the people who went with him to the western regions, ban Chao is the oldest. Now he is over 60 years old. He is weak and sickly. His hair is white, his hands fail, his ears fail and his eyes don't shine. He can only walk with a walking stick If there is a riot that can not be prevented, ban Chao's strength will not be able to comply with his heart's wishes. In this way, the superior will damage the country's long-term governance, and the inferior will destroy the achievements of loyal ministers. It's really sad! " He di Liu Zhao was deeply moved and immediately sent a decree to transfer ban Chao back to Han Dynasty. Less than a month after his return to Luoyang, ban Chao died of aggravated chest and hypochondriac disease at the age of 71.

Chinese PinYin : lì bù cóng xīn