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石橋を叩いて壊す
Hiragana
いしばしをたたいてこわす
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
石橋を叩いて壊す
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもしんちょうすぎて、かえってうまくいかず、だめにしてしまうようす
Chinese (Simplified)
过度谨慎反而坏事 / 小心过头把事情弄砸 / 谨慎过度以致失去机会
Sense（1）
to be too careful and stultify
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石橋を叩いて壊す
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He is the type of person who 'breaks the stone bridge by tapping on it', so he is too careful and does not make progress.
He is the type of person who 'breaks the stone bridge by tapping on it', so he is too careful and does not make progress.
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彼は石橋を叩いて壊すタイプの人間だから、何事も慎重すぎて進まない。
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