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操之過急

简 操之过急 · 繁 操之過急
Mandarin · pinyin cāo zhī guò jí

Meanings

  1. to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
  2. overhasty
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Characters in this entry

操
cāo · conduct, run, control, manage
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
急
jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
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1–1–4–2 · cao1 zhi1 guo4 ji2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cou1 zi1 gwo3 gap1

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cou1 zi1 gwo3 gap1

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  1. (idiomatic) to act with undue haste; to act rashly

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