揠aat3苗miu4助zo6長zoeng2

English

1. see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]
2. try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward: do harm to a thing by being over-enthusiastic (about it);unreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 古時有個宋國人，因為佢種嘅苗未生高，而用手將佢拉高，結果苗卻反而枯死咗。比喻為求速成而唔循序漸進，結果不但無益，反而有害。unreviewed?

Examples

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  幼稚園就要學hippopotamus呢啲生字，簡直就係揠苗助長！

  [ChatGPT]Kindergarteners are learning words like "hippopotamus" now, it's ridiculous!