自不量力

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
variant forms		不自量力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìbùliànglì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ bat¹ loeng⁶ lik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìbùliànglì [Phonetic: zìbúliànglì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhbulianqlih
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ bat¹ loeng⁶ lik⁶
    • Yale: jih bāt leuhng lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ bat⁷ loeng⁶ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ bed¹ lêng⁶ lig⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² pɐt̚⁵ lœ̽ːŋ²² lɪk̚²/

Idiom

自不量力

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

Synonyms

• 夸父逐日 (kuāfùzhúrì)
• 螳螂擋車／螳螂挡车

Antonyms

• 量力而為／量力而为 (liànglì'érwéi)