過猶不及

Chinese

		to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	as if; still	to not do something in time; to be too late; to not satisfy to not do something in time; to be too late; to not satisfy; to be insufficient
trad. (過猶不及)		過	猶	不及
simp. (过犹不及)		过	犹	不及

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guò yóu bùjí

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwo³ jau⁴ bat¹ kap⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guò yóu bùjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guoh you bujyi
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwo³ jau⁴ bat¹ kap⁶
  - Yale: gwo yàuh bāt kahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwo³ jau⁴ bat⁷ kap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guo³ yeo⁴ bed¹ keb⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɔː³³ jɐu̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚²/

Idiom

過猶不及

doing too much is just as bad as not doing enough

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