步子太大，容易扯着蛋
bù​zi​tài​dà​róng​yì​chě​zhe​dàn

take things one step at a time

  • created sense approved 步子太大，容易扯着蛋/步子太大，容易扯著蛋 · bù​zi​tài​dà​róng​yì​chě​zhe​dàn · take things one step at a time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    步子太大，容易扯着蛋 / 步子太大，容易扯著蛋

    bù​zi​tài​dà​róng​yì​chě​zhe​dàn

    take things one step at a time

    (figurative) do not overreach or take on more than you can handle; take things slowly. This catchphrase is a quote from the movie [[让子弹飞|讓子彈飛|rang4 zi3 dan4 fei1]] meaning "if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls".

    步子 (literal) → 步子 · bù​zi · step 太 (literal) → 太 · tài · too 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big ， (non_chinese) 容易 (literal) → 容易 · róng​yì · easy 扯 (literal) → 扯 · chě · to pull 着 (bound) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous] 蛋 (literal) → 蛋 · dàn · testicle

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