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Chinese
Pronunciation
Idiom
自不量力
- to overestimate one's capabilities; to not know one's own limitations; to be overconfident
Usage notes
The forms 自不量力 (zìbùliànglì) and 不自量力 (bùzìliànglì) are both common in Mandarin while the latter is more common in Cantonese.
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