矫枉过正
jiǎo​wǎng​guò​zhèng

to overcorrect

  • created sense approved 矫枉过正/矯枉過正 · jiǎo​wǎng​guò​zhèng · to overcorrect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    矫枉过正 / 矯枉過正

    jiǎo​wǎng​guò​zhèng

    to overcorrect

    to overcorrect; to overcompensate; to go to the other extreme while trying to fix a mistake; literally means to straighten a crooked thing so much that it bends the other way

    矫 (literal) → 矫/矯 · jiǎo · to correct 枉 (literal) → 枉 · wǎng · crooked 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to exceed 正 (literal) → 正 · zhèng · straight

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