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欲速則不達

欲速則不達

Chinese

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desire; longing; appetite; wish

!fast; rapid; quick

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(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle

!not; no; (negative prefix)

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attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity

|- !trad. (欲速則不達) | 欲 | 速 | 則 | 不 | 達 |- !simp. (欲速则不达) | 欲 | 速 | 则 | 不 | 达 |}

Proverb

欲速則不達

  1. haste makes waste

Etymology

From Analects 13.17:

無欲速，無見小利。欲速則不達；見小利則大事不成。 [MSC, trad.]
无欲速，无见小利。欲速则不达；见小利则大事不成。 [MSC, simp.]
Wú yù sù, wú jiàn xiǎolì. Yùsù zé bùdá; jiàn xiǎolì zé dàshì bùchéng. [Pinyin]
Do not be desirous to have things done quickly; do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

Pronunciation

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