畫地自限 huà dì zì xiàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
  2. fig. to impose restrictions on oneself

CHARACTERS

畫 huà delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region
自 zì
HSK 3
self, private, personal; from
限 xiàn
HSK 5
boundary, limit, line