not overdo sth.(shì kě ér zhǐ)

not overdo sth.

In Chinese idioms, Pinyin is sh ì K ě é RZH ǐ, which means to stop at an appropriate level and not overdo it. It comes from the Analects of Confucius, the local party.

The origin of Idioms

"The Analects of Confucius, the rural party": not much food "Song Zhu Xi notes:" enough, no greed. "

Idiom usage

No storm can last long. Sure enough, it lasts, and we can't afford it, so we want it. Wen Yiduo's Gong Ti Shi's self redemption and Lao She's four generations in the same hall: "she always thinks that the management of her daughter-in-law seems too strict, which is not in line with the middle of the road." Wen Yiduo's the redemption of Gong Ti Shi: no storm can last forever. Sure enough, it lasts, and we can't afford it, so we want it enough.

Citation explanation

To a proper extent, it stops. Confucius in pre Qin period: in the Analects of Confucius Yongye chapter, AI Gong asked, "who is a disciple who is eager to learn?" Confucius said to him, "those who have Yan Hui are eager to learn, and they should not be angry or wrong. Unfortunately, he died in a short time. Now he is dead. He has never heard of a good scholar. The annotation "Ai Gong asked disciple Zhang" in you Xun's Analects of Confucius says: "if you don't vent your anger, it's OK to stop it. There's no anger overflowing." Chapter 70 of the chronicles of the states of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: "therefore, if the king is able to show compassion for the people's strength, he should stop when he can, so as to get rid of his drunkenness and excess." Lao She's "four generations in the same room" 27: "she always thinks that the law of her daughter-in-law seems too strict, not in line with the middle of the road

Chinese PinYin : shì kě ér zhǐ