English Original
In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was an impatient farmer. He thought his rice shoots were growing too slowly, so he decided to help them by pulling them upward.
One evening, he returned home exhausted and told his family, "I helped the rice shoots grow taller today." Hearing this, his son rushed to the field, only to find all the plants had withered.
This idiom warns against spoiling things by being overly anxious for quick results and ignoring the natural order.
中文翻译
春秋时期，有一位天性急躁的农夫。他觉得自家的禾苗长得太慢，于是决定将它们往上拔一拔来帮助它们生长。
一天傍晚，他筋疲力尽地回到家，对家人说：“我今天帮禾苗长高了。” 他的儿子听后急忙跑到田里，却发现所有的禾苗都枯萎了。
这个成语告诫人们，如果过于急切地追求结果而忽视自然规律，反而会坏事。