过犹不及
guò​yóu​bù​jí

too much is as bad as too little

  • created sense approved 过犹不及/過猶不及 · guò​yóu​bù​jí · too much is as bad as too little — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过犹不及 / 過猶不及

    guò​yóu​bù​jí

    too much is as bad as too little

    (idiom) going too far is just as bad as not going far enough, suggesting that things should be done in moderation

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to exceed 犹 (literal) → 犹/猶 · yóu · like 不及 (literal) → 不及 · bù​jí · to be inferior to

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

    created sense