弯过了头要折，拉过了头要断彎過了頭要折，拉過了頭要斷彎過了頭要折，拉過了頭要斷

bend it too far and it snaps; pull it too far and it breaks

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Anything pushed past its limit turns into its opposite and fails. Advises moderation. Compare "the straw that broke the camel's back".

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Simplified: 弯过了头要折，拉过了头要断
Traditional (Taiwan): 彎過了頭要折，拉過了頭要斷
Pinyin: wānguòle tóu yào shé, lāguòle tóu yào duàn
Pinyin (Taiwan): wānguole tóu yào zhé, lāguole tóu yào duàn
Bopomofo: ㄨㄢ ˙ㄍㄨㄛ ˙ㄌㄜㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄜˊ，ㄌㄚ ˙ㄍㄨㄛ ˙ㄌㄜㄊㄡˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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