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

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

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)

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