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成事不足，败事有余
成事不足，敗事有餘
chéngshìbùzú,bàishìyǒuyú
1.
unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
2.
unable to do anything right
3.
never make, but always mar
Character Breakdown
成
chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
HSK 3
6 丶
事
shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
HSK 2
8 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
足
zú
foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
HSK 2
7 丶
败
bài
failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
HSK 4
8 丶
事
shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
HSK 2
8 丶
有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1
6 丶
余
yú
surplus, remainder; surname
HSK 5
7 丶
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