have too little wisdom to undertake great things

have too little wisdom to undertake great things

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ī Xi ǎ om ó UD à, which means that the ability is too poor to be competent for major tasks. It comes from the book of changes.

Idiom explanation

It means that the ability is too poor to be competent for a major task.

The origin of Idioms

"Yi · Xi CI Xia" says: "virtue is weak but position is respected, knowledge is small but strategy is big, strength is small but responsibility is heavy, which is not as good as it is."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.