The heart is long and the heart is short
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī NCH á NGG ě ngdu ǎ n, which means that the metaphor is inadequate. From Gujing.
The origin of Idioms
He Jingming of Ming Dynasty wrote in Gujing chapter: "the cold spring of Baizhang is still suitable for drinking, and the heart is long and the tube is short, and the sky is full of sorrow."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.
The heart is long and the heart is short
discuss the state affairs together - gòng shāng guó shì
keep on repeating at great length - lián piān lèi zhì
if others succeed by exerting one ounce of effort , i will exert a hundred times as much effort - rén yī jǐ bǎi
cannot put the responsibility on others - fēi yì rén rèn
warning taken from the overturned cart ahead - fù chē zhī guǐ