成事不足，败事有余

chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú

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Definitions

  1. 1. unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)
  2. 2. unable to do anything right
  3. 3. never make, but always mar

Child Words of 成事不足，败事有余

不
bù

no; not so

不足
bù zú

insufficient

事
shì

matter

成
chéng

to succeed

败
bài

to defeat

有
yǒu

to have; there is

足
jù

excessive

足
zú

foot

余
yú

extra

成事
chéng shì

to accomplish the objective

有余
yǒu yú

to have an abundance