過猶不及

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

過猶不及Traditional · Main Form
过犹不及Alternate Form

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