成事不足，败事有余

chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú

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Definitions

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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Child Words of 成事不足，败事有余

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不足 不足 bù zú: insufficient
• 事 事 shì: matter
• 成 成 chéng: to succeed
• 败 败 bài: to defeat
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 足 足 jù: excessive
• 足 足 zú: foot
• 余 余 yú: extra
• 成事 成事 chéng shì: to accomplish the objective
• 有余 有余 yǒu yú: to have an abundance