zi6 bat1 loeng6 lik6自不量力
Jyutpingzi6 bat1 loeng6 lik6
Yalejih bāt leungh likh

Definition

to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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