Strong in heart and weak in strength
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī NCH á NGL ì Du ǎ n, which means that the heart wants to do, but the strength is not enough. It's from midnight 16 by Mao Dun.
The origin of Idioms
Mao Dun's midnight 16: "today, Zhong Weng comes to greet us. We are really short hearted. I'm very sorry!"
Analysis of Idioms
Heart strength is weak, heart strength is insufficient
Idiom usage
I can't do what I want
Strong in heart and weak in strength
Cut through the slightest mischief - pōu háo xī máng
do evil against one's conscience - mèi jǐ mán xīn
make up deficits and increase surpluses - niǔ kuī zēng yíng
remedy defects and rectify errors - bǔ piān jiù bì