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過猶不及 (gwo3 jau4 bat1 kap6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

過猶不及 (gwo3 jau4 bat1 kap6, guò yóu bù jí) — too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 過主 (gwo3 zyu2) — piss off
• 過了火位 (gwo3 liu5 fo2 wai2) — to go over the top; to have gone too far; to have overshot; too much
• 過冷河 (gwo3 laang5 ho4) — rinse cooked food with cold water (spoken)
• 過分 (gwo3 fan6) — unreasonable; exceeding a limit
• 過口癮 (gwo3 hau2 jan2) — cravings for snack or nibble
• 過咗海就係神仙 (gwo3 zo2 hoi2 zau6 hai6 san4 sin1) — whatever's done cannot be undone (slang)

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