过犹不及 in English guo4 you2 bu4 ji2 Meaning

Meanings

  • too far is as bad as not enough (idiomatic expression, from the Analects)

Simplified Characters

过 犹 不 及

Traditional Characters

過 猶 不 及

Pinyin

guo4 you2 bu4 ji2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

过guo4surname Guo 犹you2as if 不bu4(negative prefix) 及ji2and