過ぎたるはなお及ばざるがごとし

Japanese

Kanji in this term
過 及
す
Grade: 5 		およ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 過ぎたるはなお及ばざるがごとし – see the following entry.
【過すぎたるは猶及なおおよばざるがごとし】
[idiom] doing too much is just as bad as not doing enough; too much of a good thing
(This term, 過ぎたるはなお及ばざるがごとし, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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