"揠苗助長" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "宋 人 有 閔 其 苗 之 不 長{zhǎng} 而 @揠 之 者，芒芒然 歸。謂 其 人 曰：「今日 病 矣，予{yú} 助 @苗 長{zhǎng} 矣。」其 子 趨 而 往 視 之，苗 則 槁 矣。",
        "2": "There was a man of Song, who was grieved that his growing corn was not longer, and so he pulled it up. Having done this, he returned home, looking very troubled, and said to his people, “I am tired today. I have been helping the corn to grow long.” His son ran to look at it, and found the corn all withered.",
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  "etymology_text": "From Mencius (《孟子·公孫丑上》):\n:\n宋人有閔其苗之不長而揠之者，芒芒然歸。謂其人曰：「今日病矣，予助苗長矣。」其子趨而往視之，苗則槁矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]宋人有闵其苗之不长而揠之者，芒芒然归。谓其人曰：「今日病矣，予助苗长矣。」其子趋而往视之，苗则槁矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nSòng rén yǒu mǐn qí miáo zhī bù zhǎng ér yà zhī zhě, mángmángrán guī. Wèi qí rén yuē: “Jīnrì bìng yǐ, yú zhù miáo zhǎng yǐ.” Qí zǐ qū ér wǎng shì zhī, miáo zé gǎo yǐ. [Pinyin]\nThere was a man of Song, who was grieved that his growing corn was not longer, and so he pulled it up. Having done this, he returned home, looking very troubled, and said to his people, “I am tired today. I have been helping the corn to grow long.” His son ran to look at it, and found the corn all withered.",
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      "glosses": [
        "to be hasty and use inappropriate methods in order to achieve a goal quickly, but by doing so ruin things instead and fail in the end"
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        "(figurative) to be hasty and use inappropriate methods in order to achieve a goal quickly, but by doing so ruin things instead and fail in the end"
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          "roman": "bámiáozhùzhǎng",
          "word": "拔苗助長／拔苗助长"
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          "roman": "bámiáozhùzhǎng",
          "word": "拔苗助長"
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      "zh-pron": "yàmiáozhùzhǎng"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "aat³ miu⁴ zo⁶ zoeng²"
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      "zh-pron": "yàmiáozhùzhǎng"
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      "zh-pron": "yàmiáojhùjhǎng"
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      "zh-pron": "ya⁴-miao²-chu⁴-chang³"
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      "zh-pron": "yà-myáu-jù-jǎng"
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      "zh-pron": "yahmiaujuhjaang"
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      "zh-pron": "ямяочжучжан"
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      "zh-pron": "jamjaočžučžan"
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      "ipa": "/jä⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "ya⁴-miao²-ʼrh-chu⁴-chang³"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "yà-myáur-jù-jǎng"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "yahmiauljuhjaang"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ямяорчжучжан"
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      "zh-pron": "aat mìuh joh jéung"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "aat⁸ miu⁴ dzo⁶ dzoeng²"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "ad³ miu⁴ zo⁶ zêng²"
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh-pron": "atbiauzoxdiorng"
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      "ipa": "/at̚³²⁻⁴ biau²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁵³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
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      "ipa": "/jä⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "ipa": "/jä⁵¹ mi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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        "1": "宋 人 有 閔 其 苗 之 不 長{zhǎng} 而 @揠 之 者，芒芒然 歸。謂 其 人 曰：「今日 病 矣，予{yú} 助 @苗 長{zhǎng} 矣。」其 子 趨 而 往 視 之，苗 則 槁 矣。",
        "2": "There was a man of Song, who was grieved that his growing corn was not longer, and so he pulled it up. Having done this, he returned home, looking very troubled, and said to his people, “I am tired today. I have been helping the corn to grow long.” His son ran to look at it, and found the corn all withered.",
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      "expansion": "宋人有閔其苗之不長而揠之者，芒芒然歸。謂其人曰：「今日病矣，予助苗長矣。」其子趨而往視之，苗則槁矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]宋人有闵其苗之不长而揠之者，芒芒然归。谓其人曰：「今日病矣，予助苗长矣。」其子趋而往视之，苗则槁矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nSòng rén yǒu mǐn qí miáo zhī bù zhǎng ér yà zhī zhě, mángmángrán guī. Wèi qí rén yuē: “Jīnrì bìng yǐ, yú zhù miáo zhǎng yǐ.” Qí zǐ qū ér wǎng shì zhī, miáo zé gǎo yǐ. [Pinyin]\nThere was a man of Song, who was grieved that his growing corn was not longer, and so he pulled it up. Having done this, he returned home, looking very troubled, and said to his people, “I am tired today. I have been helping the corn to grow long.” His son ran to look at it, and found the corn all withered.",
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  "etymology_text": "From Mencius (《孟子·公孫丑上》):\n:\n宋人有閔其苗之不長而揠之者，芒芒然歸。謂其人曰：「今日病矣，予助苗長矣。」其子趨而往視之，苗則槁矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]宋人有闵其苗之不长而揠之者，芒芒然归。谓其人曰：「今日病矣，予助苗长矣。」其子趋而往视之，苗则槁矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nSòng rén yǒu mǐn qí miáo zhī bù zhǎng ér yà zhī zhě, mángmángrán guī. Wèi qí rén yuē: “Jīnrì bìng yǐ, yú zhù miáo zhǎng yǐ.” Qí zǐ qū ér wǎng shì zhī, miáo zé gǎo yǐ. [Pinyin]\nThere was a man of Song, who was grieved that his growing corn was not longer, and so he pulled it up. Having done this, he returned home, looking very troubled, and said to his people, “I am tired today. I have been helping the corn to grow long.” His son ran to look at it, and found the corn all withered.",
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      "zh-pron": "aat³ miu⁴ zo⁶ zoeng²"
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      "zh-pron": "ya⁴-miao²-chu⁴-chang³"
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      "zh-pron": "yà-myáu-jù-jǎng"
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      "zh-pron": "yahmiaujuhjaang"
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      "zh-pron": "ямяочжучжан"
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      "zh-pron": "jamjaočžučžan"
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      "ipa": "/jä⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊㄦ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yàmiáorjhùjhǎng"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "ya⁴-miao²-ʼrh-chu⁴-chang³"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "yà-myáur-jù-jǎng"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "yahmiauljuhjaang"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ямяорчжучжан"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "jamjaorčžučžan"
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    {
      "ipa": "/jä⁵¹ mi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "aat mìuh joh jéung"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "aat⁸ miu⁴ dzo⁶ dzoeng²"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "ad³ miu⁴ zo⁶ zêng²"
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    {
      "ipa": "/aːt̚³ miːu̯²¹ t͡sɔː²² t͡sœːŋ³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "at-biâu-chō͘-tióng"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "at-biâu-tsōo-tióng"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh-pron": "atbiauzoxdiorng"
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    {
      "ipa": "/at̚³²⁻⁴ biau²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jä⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jä⁵¹ mi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːt̚³ miːu̯²¹ t͡sɔː²² t͡sœːŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/at̚³²⁻⁴ biau²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁵³/"
    }
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    {
      "roman": "bámiáozhùzhǎng",
      "word": "拔苗助長／拔苗助长"
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