适可而止
shìkě-érzhǐTraditional 適可而止
to stop while one is ahead; to know when to stop
Every meaning
shìkě-érzhǐ
- to stop while one is ahead; to know when to stop
Its characters
- 适shìto fit; to suit (as in 适合)
- 可kěcan; may
- 而érand; and yet; but
- 止zhǐto stop; to halt (as in 停止)
Words with 适
Words with 可
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.