不自量力
Chinese
| not; no | from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
to estimate one's own strength or ability | ||
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| simp. and trad. (不自量力) |
不 | 自 | 量力 | |
| anagram | 自不量力 | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bùzìliànglì [Phonetic: búzìliànglì]
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bùzìhliànglì
- Wade–Giles: pu4-tzŭ4-liang4-li4
- Yale: bù-dz̀-lyàng-lì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: butzyhlianqlih
- Palladius: буцзылянли (buczyljanli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bat1 zi6 loeng6 lik6
- Yale: bāt jih leuhng lihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 dzi6 loeng6 lik9
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 ji6 lêng6 lig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² lœːŋ²² lɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
不自量力
- alternative form of 自不量力 (zìbùliànglì)
Usage notes
This form is more common in Cantonese while 自不量力 (zìbùliànglì) is more common in Mandarin.