欲益反损
欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn
wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster; It all ends in tears.
idiom
Traditional: 欲益反損
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- (idiom) wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
- It all ends in tears.
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Related Words
利(Lì)— surname Li
→又想当婊子又想立牌坊(yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng)— lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
→一本万利(yī běn wàn lì)— small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
→因祸得福(yīn huò dé fú)— to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback
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