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liàng lì
v. estimate one's own strength or ability (and act accordingly)
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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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jī dàn pèng shí tou -- bú zì liàng lì
phr. an egg hits a rock--to overestimate one's strength or oneself, not to know one's own limitations
liàng lì ér xíng
idiom. act according to one's ability
zì bú liàng lì
idiom. do sth. beyond one's ability, overestimate one's own strength or ability