不为已甚
bù​wéi​yǐ​shèn

to not overdo it

  • created reference approved 不为已甚/不為已甚 → 适可而止/適可而止 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不为已甚 / 不為已甚 bù​wéi​yǐ​shèn

    适可而止 / 適可而止 shì​kě'ér​zhǐ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 不为已甚/不為已甚 · bù​wéi​yǐ​shèn · to not overdo it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不为已甚 / 不為已甚

    bù​wéi​yǐ​shèn

    to not overdo it

    To avoid going to extremes, specifically when criticizing or punishing someone; to refrain from being too hard on others.

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to do 已甚 (literal) → 已甚 · yǐ​shèn · excessively

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense