揠苗助长
yà​miáo​zhù​zhǎng

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm

  • created reference approved 揠苗助长/揠苗助長 → 拔苗助长/拔苗助長 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    揠苗助长 / 揠苗助長 yà​miáo​zhù​zhǎng

    拔苗助长 / 拔苗助長 bá​miáo​zhù​zhǎng

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 揠苗助长/揠苗助長 · yà​miáo​zhù​zhǎng · to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    揠苗助长 / 揠苗助長

    yà​miáo​zhù​zhǎng

    to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm

    to spoil things through a desire for quick success, specifically by interfering with the natural process of growth; literally "to pull up seedlings to help them grow"

    揠 (literal) → 揠 · yà · to pull up 苗 (literal) → 苗 · miáo · seedling 助 (literal) → 助 · zhù · to help 长 (literal) → 长/長 · zhǎng · to grow

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