To pull up seedlings to help them grow means to violate objective laws, rush for success, and end up ruining things. This idiom describes a counterproductive attempt to accelerate growth, leading to undesirable outcomes.
揠苗助长比喻违反规律，急于求成，反而把事情弄糟。这句成语形容拔苗助长，事与愿违。
| 成语 | 揠苗助长 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 比喻违反事物发展的客观规律，急于求成，反而把事情弄糟。 |
| 出处 | 《孟子·公孙丑上》：“宋人有闵其苗之不长而揠之者，茫茫然归，谓其人曰：‘今日病矣，予助苗长矣。’其子趋而往视之，苗则槁矣。” |
| 拼音 | yà miáo zhù zhǎng |
| 拼音码 | ymzz |
| 近义词 | 欲速不达 |
| 反义词 | 放任自流、循序渐进 |
| 灯迷会 | 稿－－高 |
| 用法 | 连动式；作主语、宾语；含贬义 |
| 英语 | spoil things by excessive enthusiasm as one who tries to help the shoots grew by pulling them up |
| 故事 | 从前宋国一个农夫担心自己田里的禾苗长不高，就天天到田边去看。三天过去了，禾苗没见动静。他想出一个办法，就急忙奔到田里，把禾苗一棵棵拔高一些。回去对儿子说禾苗长高了一大截，儿子跑到田里一看，禾苗全都枯死了 |
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