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自不量力

Mandarin · pinyin zì bù liàng lì

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4–4–4–4 · zi4 bu4 liang4 li4

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zi6 bat1 loeng6 lik6

Cantonese word readings for 自不量力. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

zi6 bat1 loeng6 lik6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to overestimate one's capabilities; to not know one's own limitations; to be overconfident