过犹不及

Traditional form:

過猶不及

Pinyin (reading):

guòyóubùjí

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 犹 - similar to, just like, as
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 及 - to extend; to reach; and; in time

Traditional characters:

• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 猶 - similar to, just like, as
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 及 - to extend; to reach; and; in time