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适可而止 (適可而止)

shì kě ér zhǐ

Definition

  1. to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can
  2. don't overdo it
  3. stop while you're ahead

Character Decomposition

适
=
辶
+
舌
可
=
丁
+
口
而
=
丆
+
？
止
=
上
+
丨

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