矫枉过直

Traditional form:

矯枉過直

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎowǎngguòzhí

Definitions:

• see 矯枉過正／矫枉过正 (jiǎowǎngguòzhèng)

Characters:

• 矫 - to correct, to rectify, to straighten out
• 枉 - useless, in vain; crooked, bent
• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 直 - straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank

Traditional characters:

• 矯 - to correct, to rectify, to straighten out
• 枉 - useless, in vain; crooked, bent
• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 直 - straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank