chéng​shì​bù​zú, bài​shì​yǒu​yú

counterproductive

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 counterproductive

Unable to accomplish anything useful but liable to spoil everything; describing someone who is more of a hindrance than a help.

派他去处理这件事简直是成事不足,败事有余,他反而把情况弄得更糟了。

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