败事有余，成事不足 — “Good at spoiling things, but incapable of success”
败事有余，成事不足 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “good at spoiling things, but incapable of success”. More apt to fail than to succeed. Literally, “More than enough to ruin things, insufficient to accomplish things”.
败事有余，成事不足 Pronunciation and Pinyin
败事有余，成事不足 Character Breakdown
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What does 败事有余，成事不足 mean?
败事有余，成事不足 (bài shì yǒu yú ， chéng shì bù zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “good at spoiling things, but incapable of success”.
How do you pronounce 败事有余，成事不足?
败事有余，成事不足 is pronounced bài shì yǒu yú ， chéng shì bù zú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 败事有余，成事不足 literally mean?
Literally, 败事有余，成事不足 means “more than enough to ruin things, insufficient to accomplish things”. It is used to mean “good at spoiling things, but incapable of success”.
What is the Chinese definition of 败事有余，成事不足?
指非但办不好事情，反而常常把事情搞坏。