overcorrect

overcorrect

It's a Chinese idiom. Its pronunciation is Ji ǎ ow ǎ nggu ò zh è ng, which means to straighten something curved and then skew it to the other side. It is beyond the limit to correct mistakes. It comes from the biography of Zhong Changtong in the book of the later Han Dynasty by Fan Ye of the Southern Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

The antonym is just right

Idiom usage

It's too formal; it's used as predicate, object and clause; it's used as metaphor to correct mistakes, which leads to other mistakes. Example 1, Fan Ye's biography of zhongchangtong in the book of the later Han Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, Song Dynasty, said, "if you catch the Qing Dynasty, you will be punished for over correcting." (2) in Dong Zhongshu's Chunqiu Fanlu · Yi · Yubei of Han Dynasty, "Chunqiu is a man who does not know evil, but acts peacefully and unpreparedly. Therefore, it is necessary to lay down the blame and correct the world. He who straightens cannot be straightened. If you know this, you will end your righteousness. " (3) the fourteenth volume of the book of Han, a list of princes and kings, written by Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty: "the great vassal states boast of state and county, with dozens of cities connected, and all the officials in the palace make up the capital. It can be said that they have wronged it." 4. Ban Gu's biography of relatives in the book of Han in the Eastern Han Dynasty said: "if officials were restrained by the law, they were safe enough? It is the same in ancient and modern times 5. Tang Zhang said in the book of hanging Chen Sima: "if you overdo it, you will be harmed." 6. In the biography of Wang Kun in southern history written by Li Yanshou of Tang Dynasty, it is said that "Kun evaded the rule too much, his father's name was Gong Yi, his mother's name was gong, and his heart was not allowed to commit it. At that time, it was said that he was overcorrected." In Song Dynasty Chao Buzhi's Jiriji · liuo · Dai Shangshu Shi Lang Liang Zhi Ji Wei Wang Wen: "Han Dynasty punishes Qin Yu, not Liu Buwang, over correct, tail big stock strong." 8. In the Song Dynasty, Qin Guan's "on the use of wealth", it is said that "the literati and bureaucrats have overcorrected, and Miao Ran has decided to take care of themselves with the wind, and they are no longer willing to talk about wealth and profit." 9. Pu Songling's Liaozhaizhiyi Xiliu in the Qing Dynasty said, "those who avoid slander often overdo it, and even sit back and watch their children indulge without asking."

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Zhong Changtong in the book of the later Han Dynasty, "if you catch it in the Qing Dynasty, you will be punished for overcorrection."

Idiom story

Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty worried that the central government would not be able to control the local affairs if the princes were too powerful, so he adopted Chao CuO's suggestion and cut off the fiefdoms of several princes. In the name of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Liu Liao, king of Wu, conspired against Chao Cuo, forcing emperor Jing of Han Dynasty to kill Chao Cuo.