one 's ability falls short of one 's wishes

one 's ability falls short of one 's wishes

In Chinese, Pinyin is x ī NY ú L ì ch ù, which means that you want to do something but you don't have enough strength. It comes from the epitaph of Huanggong Tomb of jinziguanglu.

The origin of Idioms

Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty wrote in the epitaph of Huanggong tomb, a doctor of jinziguanglu: "there is Li Yong in the neighborhood, who is upright, elegant and admiring the Duke. He has more than enough intention to observe the Duke and support his relatives, but his strength is not enough. Please help the Duke as a broker. The Duke also believes in it, and does not ask about one of his money."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] incompetent, incompetent, powerless [antonym] at ease, handy, happy to win

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. In Gao Yang's complete biography of Hu Xueyan, the second volume: "the affairs of the maritime transport bureau have to be delayed there. It's really a bit ~"