过犹不及

guòyóubùjí

going too far is as bad as not going far enough

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guo4 you2 bu4 ji2

too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)

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过犹不及

guò yóu bù jí

Going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short.; To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.; Going too far is as bad as not going far enough.; Too much is as bad as too little; Excess is just as bad as deficiency.; To overreach the mark is just as bad as not reaching it.; Too much water drowned the miller.

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過猶不及|过犹不及 [guò yóu bù jí] ► too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)