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求全之毁
qiú​quán​zhī​huǐ

perfection leading to reproach

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
求全之毁 求全之毀 qiú​quán​zhī​huǐ
perfection leading to reproach
To aim for perfection or completeness only to end up being criticized or slandered; originally from the Mencius.

Frequency

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0.006 per million

Cross-References

Antonym

  • 不虞之誉 bù​yú​zhī​yù

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)
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