成事不足，败事有余
chéng​shì​bù​zú, bài​shì​yǒu​yú

counterproductive

  • created sense approved 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

    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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