欲速不达
yù​sù​bù​dá

haste makes waste

  • created reference approved 欲速不达/欲速不達 → 欲速则不达/欲速則不達 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    欲速不达 / 欲速不達 yù​sù​bù​dá

    欲速则不达 / 欲速則不達 yù​sù​zé​bù​dá

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 欲速不达/欲速不達 · yù​sù​bù​dá · haste makes waste — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    欲速不达 / 欲速不達

    yù​sù​bù​dá

    haste makes waste

    More haste, less speed; trying to do something too quickly may prevent one from reaching the goal.

    欲 (literal) → 欲 · yù · to want 速 (literal) → 速 · sù · fast 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 达 (literal) → 达/達 · dá · to reach

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

    created sense