好心办坏事 — “To mean well but mess things up”
好心办坏事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to mean well but mess things up”. To have good intentions but achieve the opposite result. Literally, “Good heart do bad deed”.
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好心办坏事 Pronunciation and Pinyin
好心办坏事 Character Breakdown
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小明想帮妈妈洗碗，结果不小心打碎了盘子，真是好心办坏事
Xiao Ming wanted to help his mom wash the dishes, but he accidentally broke a plate. He truly meant well but ended up messing things up.
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- hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门，，è恶shì事yáng扬qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
- hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门，，è恶shì事xíng行qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
- hào好shì事zhī之tú徒a busybody or meddler
- hǎo好shì事duō多fáng妨Good things often encounter many difficulties
- hǎo好shì事duō多qiān悭Good things are often hard to achieve
- hǎo好shì事duō多mó磨Good things meet with many twists and turns
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Open the tool →Questions about 好心办坏事
What does 好心办坏事 mean?
好心办坏事 (hǎo xīn bàn huài shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to mean well but mess things up”.
How do you pronounce 好心办坏事?
好心办坏事 is pronounced hǎo xīn bàn huài shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 好心办坏事 literally mean?
Literally, 好心办坏事 means “Good heart do bad deed”. It is used to mean “to mean well but mess things up”.
What is the Chinese definition of 好心办坏事?
一片好心去为人做事，结果适得其反