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Home / Idiom / 过犹不及

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

过犹不及
guò yóu bù jí
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to produce the opposite of the desired result适得其反shì dé qí fǎnto overcorrect (idiom) · to overcompensate矫枉过正jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
Antonyms
(idiom) appropriate · apt · just right恰如其分qià rú qí fènit's just perfect · it's just right恰到好处qià dào hǎo chù
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