estimate one 's own moral and material strength

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.)