矯枉過正

to overcorrect (idiom) / to overcompensate

Characters and words in 矯枉過正

矫

矯

jiǎo = ji + ao3

surname Jiao

矫

矯

jiáo = ji + ao2

argumentative / contentious

矫

矯

jiǎo = ji + ao3

to correct / to rectify / to redress / strong / brave / to pretend / to feign / affectation

枉

wǎng = w + ang3

to twist / crooked / unjust / in vain

枉 = 木 + 王 : Someone knocked the Christmas tree (木) in the anglepod (ang3) over, and Willy Walrus (w) unjustly (枉) accuses Martin Luther King (王) of doing so.

过

過

guò = gu + o4

surname Guo

过

過

guò = gu + o4

to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-

过 = 寸 + 辶 : Gitta Giraffe is trying out her new gladiator sandals in the observatory's bathroom. She's even able to cross a puddle of water with them by just walking on the water, so thumbs up for her!

过

過

guo = gu + o5

(experienced action marker)

正

zhe̅ng = zh + (e)ng1

first month of the lunar year

正

zhèng = zh + (e)ng4

straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

正 = 一 + 止 : Mnemonic symbol: a stick-figure with straight lines. James II of England (zh) really has to use the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but there's a stick-figure (正) blocking the stalls with a barrier (止). The stick-figure measures with a flute (一) whether James is tall enough to go. James stands very straight (正) to make himself as tall as possible.

Words with 矯枉過正

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Sentences with 矯枉過正

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