成事不足，敗事有餘

sing4 si6 bat1 zuk1 ，baai6 si6 jau5 jyu4

unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) · unable to do anything right · never make, but always mar

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
  2. unable to do anything right
  3. never make, but always mar

Written Forms

成事不足，敗事有餘Traditional · Main Form
成事不足，败事有余Alternate Form

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