欲速而不達

lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed / also written 欲速則不達|欲速则不达

see 欲速則不達|欲速则不达[yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2]

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed

to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

fast / rapid / quick / velocity

surname Da

to attain / to reach / to amount to / to communicate / eminent