不自量力

bù zì liàng lì

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities

What does 不自量力 mean?

不自量力 (bù zì liàng lì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 量liángto measure 力Lìsurname Li

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