| 釋義 |
貪多嚼不爛tān duō jiáo bù lànbig mouthfuls often choke; bite off more than one can chew; if one spreads oneself out too thin,one can achieve little
? ～。況且飯里還加了谷殼，生米。(周立波《山鄉(xiāng)巨變》237)We don’t want to bite off more than we can chew.Besides,there are still some husks and raw grains in the rice.
? 雖說是奮志要強(qiáng)，那工課寧可少些：一則～，二則身子也要保重。(《紅樓夢(mèng)》107) I know they say you should give your whole heart to study,but don’t overdo it or you’ll bite off more than you can chew and your health will suffer. 貪多嚼不爛tan duo jiao bu lanbite off more than one can chew 貪多嚼不爛tān duó jiáo bù làn吃得很多，但不能消化掉。比喻追求的東西太多，反而達(dá)不到目的。bite off more than one can chew, have too much on one’s plate |