帮倒忙
bāng​dào​máng

to be more hindrance than help

  • created sense approved 帮倒忙/幫倒忙 · bāng​dào​máng · to be more hindrance than help — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    帮倒忙 / 幫倒忙

    bāng​dào​máng

    to be more hindrance than help

    to try to help but end up causing more trouble or inconvenience instead

    帮, 倒忙

    帮 (literal) → 帮/幫 · bāng · to help 倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · [unexpected/contrary] 忙 (literal) → 忙 · máng · favor

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

    created sense