矫枉过直
jiǎo​wǎng​guò​zhí

to overcorrect

  • created reference approved 矫枉过直/矯枉過直 → 矫枉过正/矯枉過正 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    矫枉过直 / 矯枉過直 jiǎo​wǎng​guò​zhí

    矫枉过正 / 矯枉過正 jiǎo​wǎng​guò​zhèng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 矫枉过直/矯枉過直 · jiǎo​wǎng​guò​zhí · to overcorrect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    矫枉过直 / 矯枉過直

    jiǎo​wǎng​guò​zhí

    to overcorrect

    to correct a wrong with too much force so that the result is just as bad as the original; to overcompensate

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

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

    created sense