be unequal to one's task
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ì B ù sh è NgR è n, which means the ability can not bear. It comes from the book of changes.
Idiom explanation
Competent: able to take on.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of changes, Xici Part 2: "virtue is weak but position is respected; knowledge is small but strategy is big; strength is small but responsibility is heavy, which is not enough."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: beyond one's power, powerless; antonym: within one's power
Idiom usage
Subject predicate type; used as predicate and attribute; used in modesty. example if there is no limitation, it means that the talent is not competent, so we should withdraw the participation and avoid the delay of being attached to the inn. Lin Zexu, Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : lì bù shèng rèn
be unequal to one's task
a remarkable work should be enjoyed together. qí wén gòng shǎng
spring returns to the good earth. chūn huí dà dì
judge people by outward appearance. yǐ mào qǔ rén
use one 's position to get even with another person for a private grudge. gōng bào sī chóu