拔苗助长 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm

Character by character

• 拔báto uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
• 苗miáosprouts; Miao nationality
• 助zhùto help, to aid, to assist
• 长zhǎnglong, lasting; to excel in

Idioms sharing a character

• 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá
• 出类拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì
• 剑拔弩张 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
• 吹灯拔蜡 chuī dēng bá là
• 坚韧不拔 jiān rèn bù bá
• 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ
• 拔茅连茹 bá máo lián rú
• 助人为乐 zhù rén wéi lè
• 助纣为虐 zhù Zhòu wéi nüè
• 得道多助 dé dào duō zhù

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