揠苗助長 [－－－长]

Jyutping aat3 miu4 zo6 zoeng2
Pinyin yà miáo zhù zhǎng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    古時​有個​宋國人​，​因​為​佢​種​嘅​苗​未​生​高​，​而用​手​將​佢​拉高​，​結​果苗​卻​反而​枯死​咗​。​比喻​為求​速成​而​唔​循序​漸進​，​結果​不但​無益​，​反而​有害​。
    try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward: do harm to a thing by being over-enthusiastic (about it);
    • 幼稚園就要學hippopotamus呢啲生字，簡直就係揠苗助長！
      幼稚园就要学hippopotamus呢啲生字，简直就系揠苗助长！
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  2. 近義詞
    拔苗助長
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

揠苗助長 [－－－长]

Jyutping aat1 miu4 zo6 coeng4
Pinyin yà miáo zhù zhǎng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to be hasty and use inappropriate methods in order to achieve a goal quickly, but by doing so ruin things instead and fail in the end
    (syn.) 拔苗助长, 拔苗助長
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    幼稚园就要学hippopotamus呢啲生字，简直就系揠苗助长！
    幼稚園就要學hippopotamus呢啲生字，簡直就係揠苗助長！
    • X