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.)
estimate one 's own moral and material strength
the cowherd and the weaving maid lovers separated by the milky way -- husband and wife living apart - niú xīng zhī nǚ
stand on the edge of a pool and idly long for fish - lín chuān xiàn yú