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not know one's own limitation; bite off more than one can chew

zì bù liàng lì

自 不 量 力

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derognot know one's own limitation; bite off more than one can chew
- nǐ de xiǎng fǎ shì zì bù liàng lì ba
  你的想法是自不量力吧。
  You bite off more than you can chew.
synonym
bù zì liàng lì不自量力 yǐ luǎn jī shí以卵击石 táng bì dāng chē螳臂当车 pí fú hàn shù蚍蜉撼树 yǐ táng dāng chē以螳当车 pí fú hàn shù蚍蜉憾树
antonym
liàng lì ér xíng量力而行 liàng lì ér wéi量力而为

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