覆公折足 — “To be incompetent in a position of responsibility”
覆公折足 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be incompetent in a position of responsibility”. Leading to the failure or ruin of important tasks.
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覆公折足 Pronunciation and Pinyin
覆公折足 Character Breakdown
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他接受了管理这个大项目的重任，结果却因为能力不足，险些覆公折足，幸亏团队及时补救。
He took on the heavy responsibility of managing this large project, but due to his inadequacy, he almost ruined the entire endeavor; fortunately, the team promptly intervened to remedy the situation.
Idioms Related to 覆公折足
More idioms starting with 覆
- fù覆wáng亡wú无rì日doomed to perish soon
- fù覆jūn军shā杀jiāng将annihilate army and kill generals
- fù覆qián前jiè戒hòu后learn from past mistakes
- fù覆qù去fān翻lái来toss and turn repeatedly
- fù覆dì地fān翻tiān天cause earth-shaking changes
- fù覆zōng宗miè灭sì祀destroy family line and ancestral worship
- fù覆zōng宗jué绝sì嗣destroy the clan and end the family line
- fù覆cháo巢qīng倾luǎn卵When the main entity is destroyed, all constituents suffer
- fù覆cháo巢wú无wán完luǎn卵When the group falls, no one escapes harm
- fù覆cháo巢huǐ毁luǎn卵If the whole is destroyed, no part remains intact
- fù覆cháo巢pò破luǎn卵When the nest overturns, no egg is whole
- fù覆shì是wèi为fēi非distort the truth
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What does 覆公折足 mean?
覆公折足 (fù gōng zhé zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be incompetent in a position of responsibility”.
How do you pronounce 覆公折足?
覆公折足 is pronounced fù gōng zhé zú in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 覆公折足?
比喻不胜重任，败坏公事