成事不足，败事有余

chéngshìbùzú,bàishìyǒuyú

unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom); unable to do anything right

Traditional 成事不足，敗事有餘

Meaning

chéngshìbùzú,bàishìyǒuyúcheng2 shi4 bu4 zu2 , bai4 shi4 you3 yu2
  1. unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
  2. unable to do anything right
  3. never make, but always mar

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