量力而為

liànglì'érwéi ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ

- to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly
- to act according to one's means
- to cut one's coat according to one's cloth

Character by character

量(liàng)capacity
力(lì)power
而('ér)(indicates causal relation)
為(wéi)as (in the capacity of)

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