欲速则不达
yù​sù​zé​bù​dá

haste makes waste

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

    欲速则不达 / 欲速則不達 yù​sù​zé​bù​dá

    欲速不达 / 欲速不達 yù​sù​bù​dá

    variant

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

    created reference

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

    欲速则不达 / 欲速則不達

    yù​sù​zé​bù​dá

    haste makes waste

    (idiom) haste makes waste; rushing into a task can lead to mistakes and prevent one from reaching their goal; originally from the Analects of Confucius

    欲 (literal) → 欲 · yù · to want 速 (literal) → 速 · sù · fast 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then 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