过犹不及 meaning in English
going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short.; to go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.; going too far is as bad as not going far enough.; too much is as bad as too little; excess is just as bad as deficiency.; to overreach the mark is just as bad as not reaching it.; too much water drowned the miller
Examples
- But going too far is absolutely undesirable
但是，要知道过犹不及，否则就令人厌恶了。 - Extreme right is extreme wrong
极端正确即极端错误。 /过犹不及。 - Too much water drowned the miller
太多了反有害；过犹不及。 - Butter is gold in the morning , silver at noon , lead at night
奶油在早餐是金、午餐是银、晚餐是铅。过犹不及。 - The middle way is a great finding of confucius , also a great contribution , which has “ overdone is worse than undone . ” as its important components
中庸是孔子的一大发现,一大功绩,过犹不及是中庸观的重要内容。