Lingaku- see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to pull seedlings to help them grow
This phrase refers to the misguided attempt to promote growth or success by hastening the process, which can ultimately lead to negative consequences.
The practice of pulling seedlings to help them grow often backfires.
tā men他们shì tú试图tōng guò通过jiǎn shǎo减少xué xí学习shí jiān时间lái来bá miáo zhù zhǎng拔苗助长，dàn但jiē guǒ结果què却ràng让xué sheng学生shī qù失去le了xìng qù兴趣。
They tried to accelerate learning by reducing study time, but it ultimately caused students to lose interest.
Generated collocations (experimental)
yà miáo zhù zhǎng揠苗助长to help seedlings grow (incorrectly, with negative connotation)yà miáo zhù zhǎng揠苗助长de的xíng wéi行为the act of trying to force growthyà miáo zhù zhǎng揠苗助长de的xīn tài心态the mentality of rushing growthyà揠Miáo苗zhù助cháng长shì式de的jiào yù教育education that promotes hasty growthyà miáo zhù zhǎng揠苗助长de的zuò fǎ做法practices that encourage premature developmentzài在yà miáo zhù zhǎng揠苗助长de的guò chéng过程Zhōng中in the process of trying to force premature growthyà miáo zhù zhǎng揠苗助长dài lái带来de的hòu guǒ后果consequences of trying to rush growthbù不Yīng应yà miáo zhù zhǎng揠苗助长one should not try to force growthyà miáo zhù zhǎng揠苗助长de的lì zi例子examples of ill-advised growth accelerationtí chàng提倡bì miǎn避免yà miáo zhù zhǎng揠苗助长advocating against rushing growthyà miáo zhù zhǎng揠苗助长de的jiào xun教训lessons learned from trying to hasten growth