lực bất tòng tâm
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powerless against will
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powerless against will
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Meaning
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Phrase
powerless against will
Describing a situation where one wants to do something but lacks the strength.
vi Tôi rất muốn giúp đỡ bạn nhưng hiện tại lực bất tòng tâm.
en I really want to help you, but right now I am powerless.
Parts
lực / bất / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 力不從心 …
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Parts
lực / bất / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 力不從心 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 力不從心
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
力不從心
Candidates by syllable
lực
力
bất
不
tòng
從
tâm
心
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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động lực / lực lượng / áp lực / quyền lực …
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Use
động lực / lực lượng / áp lực / quyền lực …