







求全之毁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to invite criticism or slander precisely because one strives for perfection or attempts to protect one's reputation”. Literally, “Slander from seeking perfection”.

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Open the tool →求全之毁 (qiú quán zhī huǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to invite criticism or slander precisely because one strives for perfection or attempts to protect one's reputation”.
求全之毁 is pronounced qiú quán zhī huǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 求全之毁 means “Slander from seeking perfection”. It is used to mean “to invite criticism or slander precisely because one strives for perfection or attempts to protect one's reputation”.
毁:毁谤。一心想保全声誉,反而受到了毁谤。