Chinese Word: 贪多嚼不烂 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

贪 tān 多 duō 嚼 jiáo 不 bù 烂 làn (Trad.: 貪多嚼不爛)

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

1		bú yào 不要 tān duō jiáo bú làn 贪多嚼不烂。 bú yào 不要 zì bú liàng lì 自不量力。 Don't bite off more than one can chew.
2		rén 人 yǒu shí hou 有时候 tān duō jiáo bú làn 贪多嚼不烂。 People sometimes bite off more than they can chew.
3		bú yào 不要 lǎn shì 揽事 tài duō 太多， tān duō jiáo bú làn 贪多嚼不烂。 Don't have too many irons in the fire.
4		wǒ 我 jué de 觉得 tā 他 zhēn de 真的 shì 是 tān duō jiáo bú làn 贪多嚼不烂。 A: I think he has too much on his plate right now.
5		zhè jiā 这家 gōng sī 公司 kě néng huì 可能会 shì 是 wèi kǒu 胃口 tài dà 太大， tān duō jiáo bú làn 贪多嚼不烂。 It is possible that the company is biting off more growth than it can chew.

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1		bú yào 不要 tān duō jiáo bú làn 贪多嚼不烂。 bú yào 不要 zì bú liàng lì 自不量力。 Don't bite off more than one can chew.
2		rén 人 yǒu shí hou 有时候 tān duō jiáo bú làn 贪多嚼不烂。 People sometimes bite off more than they can chew.
3		bú yào 不要 lǎn shì 揽事 tài duō 太多， tān duō jiáo bú làn 贪多嚼不烂。 Don't have too many irons in the fire.
4		wǒ 我 jué de 觉得 tā 他 zhēn de 真的 shì 是 tān duō jiáo bú làn 贪多嚼不烂。 A: I think he has too much on his plate right now.
5		zhè jiā 这家 gōng sī 公司 kě néng huì 可能会 shì 是 wèi kǒu 胃口 tài dà 太大， tān duō jiáo bú làn 贪多嚼不烂。 It is possible that the company is biting off more growth than it can chew.