帮倒忙 — “To try to help but inadvertently make things worse”
帮倒忙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to try to help but inadvertently make things worse”. To do more harm than good. Literally, “help in reverse”.
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帮倒忙 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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小明想帮忙修理电脑，结果却把系统弄崩溃了，真是帮倒忙。
Xiao Ming wanted to help fix the computer, but he ended up crashing the system, which was truly more of a hindrance than a help.
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What does 帮倒忙 mean?
帮倒忙 (bāng dào máng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to try to help but inadvertently make things worse”.
How do you pronounce 帮倒忙?
帮倒忙 is pronounced bāng dào máng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 帮倒忙 literally mean?
Literally, 帮倒忙 means “help in reverse”. It is used to mean “to try to help but inadvertently make things worse”.
What is the Chinese definition of 帮倒忙?
指主观上想帮忙，实际上却起了反作用