好心倒做了驴肝肺
hǎo​xīn​dào​zuò​le​lǘ​gān​fèi

good intentions misunderstood as ill will

  • created sense approved 好心倒做了驴肝肺/好心倒做了驢肝肺 · hǎo​xīn​dào​zuò​le​lǘ​gān​fèi · good intentions misunderstood as ill will — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好心倒做了驴肝肺 / 好心倒做了驢肝肺

    hǎo​xīn​dào​zuò​le​lǘ​gān​fèi

    good intentions misunderstood as ill will

    To have one’s kindness or good intentions mistaken for malice; used when someone’s well-meaning actions are met with ingratitude or suspicion

    好心 (literal) → 好心 · hǎo​xīn · good intentions 倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · [unexpected/contrary] 做 (literal) → 做 · zuò · to be 了 (bound) → 了 · le · [aspect marker] 驴肝肺 (literal) → 驴肝肺/驢肝肺 · lǘ​gān​fèi · maliciousness

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense