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年年有余
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niánniányǒuyú
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- lit. (may you) have abundance year after year
- (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
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心有余悸
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xīnyǒuyújì
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- to have lingering fears
- trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)
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心有余而力不足
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xīnyǒuyúérlìbùzú
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- the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
- the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
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心有余，力不足
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xīnyǒuyú,lìbùzú
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- 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.
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恢恢有余
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huīhuīyǒuyú
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- lit. to have an abundance of space
- room to maneuver (idiom)
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成事不足，败事有余
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chéngshìbùzú,bàishìyǒuyú
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- unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
- unable to do anything right
- never make, but always mar
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死有余辜
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sǐyǒuyúgū
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(idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment
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比上不足，比下有余
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bǐshàngbùzú,bǐxiàyǒuyú
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neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some
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绰绰有余
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chuòchuòyǒuyú
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(idiom) more than enough
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行有余力
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xíngyǒuyúlì
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after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities
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游刃有余
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yóurènyǒuyú
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handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
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