适可而止 (適可而止) shì kě ér zhǐ
shì kě ér zhǐ
set phrase
to stop before going too far; to stop while one can; don't overdo it; stop while you're ahead
Domain: Idiom 成语
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '適可而止'; Guoyu '適可而止')
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- Scroll 3: Similes of Wisdom - Stop Before Going too Far 卷三 智慧之喻 適可而止 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》 — count: 5
- Lecture 14: Vegetarianism and Vegetarian Food 第十四講‧素食齋菜 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 6: Propagation of Buddhism 《僧事百講6－佛教推展》 — count: 2
- Hsing Yun Diary 34 - The Path of Leading the Masses: Facing Reality 星雲日記34～領眾之道 面對現實(1995/4/16～1995/4/30) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 1
- A Greedy Heart (Teaching) 貪心(教化) Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》 — count: 1
- After Class 下課以後 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 7 - Having Meaningful Interests 《迷悟之間(七)生活的情趣》 — count: 1
- Scroll 1: The Essentials of Life - Prepare for a Journey 卷一 生活之要 出門預備 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 4 - Another Kind of Art 《人間萬事4－另類的藝術》 — count: 1
- Flooding 氾 濫 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 12 - Everywhere with no Families and Everywhere with Families: Governing the Unconditioned 星雲日記12～處處無家處處家 無為而治(1991/8/1~8/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 1
- Lecture 18: Repentance and Buddhist Services 第十八講．經懺佛事 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》 — count: 1
- Scroll 1: The Essentials of Life - Becoming Addicted 卷一 生活之要 上癮 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 4 - Another Kind of Art 《人間萬事4－另類的藝術》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 要适可而止 (要適可而止) 而是要適可而止 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 6: Propagation of Buddhism 《僧事百講6－佛教推展》, Lecture 10: Giving and Forming Connections 第十講‧布施結緣 — count: 10
- 应该适可而止 (應該適可而止) 應該適可而止 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 18: Repentance and Buddhist Services 第十八講．經懺佛事 — count: 3