汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 揠苗助长
揠苗助长 (揠苗助長)
see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]
揠 pull / Pull up the seedlings to help them grow / The metaphor violates the objective law of the development of things, eager to get results, but messes things up
也作拔苗助长”。春秋宋国有人嫌秧苗长得太慢,就一棵棵拔高一点,结果这些秧苗都枯死了。比喻急于求成而违背事物的客观规律,结果反而把事情做坏搞经济建设必须量力而行,不能干那种揠苗助长的事。
miáo zhù () zhǎng/cháng
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