Definition of 過ぎたるは猶及ばざるが如し (すぎたるはなおおよばざるがごとし)
すなおおよごと
過ぎたるは猶及ばざるが如し
すぎたるはなおおよばざるがごとし
sugitaruhanaooyobazarugagotoshi
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the last drop makes the cup run over, too much of a good thing, less is more(proverb)
Other readings:
過ぎたるはなお及ばざるが如し【すぎたるはなおおよばざるがごとし】
、過ぎたるはなお及ばざるがごとし【すぎたるはなおおよばざるがごとし】
Related Kanji
| 過 | overdo, exceed, go beyond, error |
| 猶 | furthermore, still, yet |
| 及 | reach out, exert, exercise, cause |
| 如 | likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal |