成事不足，败事有余
成事不足，败事有余
chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú
unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom); unable to do anything right; never make, but always mar
idiom
Traditional: 成事不足，敗事有餘
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- (idiom) unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
- unable to do anything right
- never make, but always mar
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