過ぎたるは猶及ばざるがごとし

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
なお
Grade: S
およ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
過ぎたるはなお及ばざるがごとし

Etymology

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Calque of Literary Chinese 過猶不及 (guòyóubùjí). Analyzable as ()ぎたる (sugitaru, perfective of ()ぎる (sugiru, too much)) + (なお)…ごとし (nao…gotoshi, just like) + (およ)ばざる (oyobazaru, adnominal negative of (およ) (oyobu), not enough)

Proverb

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()たる(なお)(およ)ざるがごとし (sugitaru wa nao oyobazaru ga gotoshiすぎたるはなほおよばざるがごとし (sugitaru fa nafo oyobazaru ga gotosi)?

  1. too much of a good thing