心ㄒㄧㄣxīn有ㄧㄡˇ餘ㄩˊyǒuyú而ㄦˊér力ㄌㄧˋlì不ㄅㄨˋ足ㄗㄨˊbùzú

简心有余而力不足

  1. 有心想做，然而能力卻不夠。例 「我想幫你，無奈心有餘而力不足」。

英The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects)​., I really want to do it, but don't have the resources., The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
法ses désirs dépassent ses forces, avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre