chéng​shì​bù​zú​bài​shì​yǒu​yú

unable to help but able to spoil

Senses

成事不足,败事有余/ 成事不足,敗事有餘 chéng​shì​bù​zú​bài​shì​yǒu​yú unable to help but able to spoil

Unable to do anything right, and likely to ruin things further; describes someone who is more of a hindrance than a help.

成事不足,败事有余/ 成事不足,敗事有餘 chéng​shì​bù​zú​bài​shì​yǒu​yú more harm than good

unable to accomplish anything but very good at spoiling things; describing someone who is incompetent and only makes matters worse

References

see 败事/敗事 成事不足,败事有余/成事不足,敗事有餘