得休便休 — “To know when to stop”
得休便休 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to know when to stop”. To desist when appropriate; to stop while one is ahead; to moderate one's actions.
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得休便休 Pronunciation and Pinyin
得休便休 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 得休便休
他做事很有分寸，知道得休便休，从不把事情做得太过。
He is very measured in his actions, knowing when to quit while he's ahead and never overdoing things.
Idioms Related to 得休便休
More idioms starting with 得
- dé得yī一wàng望shí十insatiably greedy and never satisfied
- dé得yī一zhī知jǐ己，，sǐ死kě可wú无hèn恨To find a soulmate, die without regret
- dé得bù不cháng偿sàng丧losses outweigh gains
- dé得bù不cháng偿shī失the losses outweigh the gains
- dé得bù不bǔ补shī失gains do not offset losses
- dé得bù不chóu酬shī失gains do not compensate for losses
- dé得yú于xīn心yīng应yú于shǒu手mastery of mind and hand
- dé得rén人sǐ死lì力win people's utmost loyalty and effort
- dé得rén人zhě者chāng昌，，shī失rén人zhě者wáng亡Gain support, thrive; lose support, perish
- dé得rén人qián钱cái财，，yǔ与rén人xiāo消zāi灾take money, avert disaster
- dé得pián便yi宜mài卖guāi乖gain advantage and then act smug
- dé得tù兔wàng忘tí蹄forget the means once the end is achieved
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What does 得休便休 mean?
得休便休 (dé xiū biàn xiū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to know when to stop”.
How do you pronounce 得休便休?
得休便休 is pronounced dé xiū biàn xiū in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 得休便休?
休：停止，罢休。该罢手时就罢手。指适可而止