粵

過gwo3猶jau4不bat1及kap6

simp过犹不及
gwo3 jau4 bat1 kap6guò yóu bù jí

English

  1. too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
  2. a proverb that warns against excess; literally "too much is the same as not enough"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 諺語,意思係「太多」就好似「唔夠」噉,都係唔好嘅

Examples

  • 雖然nuts係健康嘅零食。但食得多未必好,反而可能會令到你肥咗。

    雖然堅果是健康的零食。但過猶不及,過度食用可能會致肥。 (seoi1 jin4 gin1 gwo2 si6 gin6 hong1 dik1 ling4 sik6. daan6 gwo3 jau4 bat1 kap6, gwo3 dou6 sik6 jung6 ho2 nang4 wui5 zi3 fei4)

    Given that nuts are healthy snacks, excessive consumption of nuts may cause obesity.

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

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