矯giu2枉wong2過gwo3正zing3

simp矫枉过正

giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng

English

to overcorrect (idiom)
to overcompensate
to overcorrect; to exceed proper limits when correcting something

粵語 — Cantonese

糾正錯誤時超過咗應有嘅限度

Examples

醫生叫你唔好做劇烈運動啫，你唔使矯枉過正，乜嘢運動都唔做㗎。
Even if the doctor told you not to do any intensive exercise, you are overdoing it by not working out at all.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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