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過猶不及 (gwo3 jau4 bat1 kap6) — to go too far is as bad as not going far enough; in Cantonese

gwo˗₃過jauˎ₄猶batˉ¹不kapˍ₆及
简 过犹不及
Mandarin Pinyin: guo4 you2 bu4 ji2

Meaning of 過猶不及

nounto go too far is as bad as not going far enough;

Characters in 過猶不及

過gwo3
pass; cross; walk
猶jau4
a Chinese family name
不bat1
not; no; un-
及kap6
catch up with; overtake; match

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