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Pulling Up Seedlings to Help Them Grow

拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎng

An anxious farmer yanks his seedlings higher — they all wilt the next day. Patience, told as a parable.

把禾苗拔高帮助它生长,结果禾苗全枯死了,比喻急于求成反而坏事。

Pulling Up Seedlings to Help Them Grow · 拔苗助长0:00 / 0:00

Source: /audio/idioms/ba_miao_zhu_zhang.mp3

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