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
extraordinary talents and abilities - qí cái yì néng
beating drums and blowing trumpets - chuī chuī dǎ dǎ
Feeling the past but the present - gǎn jīn wéi xī
when all hares are killed , the hounds will be stewed and eaten - tù sǐ gǒu pēng