度德量力duó dé liàng lìestimate (/consider)one’s own moral and material strength; make an appraisal of one’s own position
? 不度德，不量力，不親親，不微辭，……(《左傳·隱十一年》)Its lord did not consider the virtue of his opponent; he did not estimate his own strength,he did not cherish the regard which he should have done to his relatives; he made no examination into the language which was causing the strife；…/度德而處之，量力而行之，相時而動，無累后人，……(《左傳·隱十一年》)His arrangement of affairs was according to his measurement of his virtue; his action proceeded on the estimate of his strength; his movements were according to the exigency of the times:—so as not to embarrass those who should follow him. 度德量力duó dé liànɡ lì度：量。從道義和力量上估量自己。estimate one’s own moral and material strength, make an appraisal of one’s own position |