Correct
成事不足，败事有余
/ chéng shì bù zú, bài shì yǒu yú /
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Collocation
1
是个成事不足，败事有余的人
2
这个人成事不足，败事有余
3
经常成事不足，败事有余
Definition
成事不足，败事有余
Literally means:
mess up rather than to help out
Actually means:
cannot do anything right
Rather than help out, someone always messes up things.
It is often used to complain about someone's incapacity in handling things. Derogatory.
不但办不好事情，反而把事情搞坏。
常用来埋怨或指责某人无能，没有办事能力。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate or attributive. (作谓语、定语)
1
Xiǎolǐ
小李
tài
太
niánqīng
年轻
,
jīngcháng
经常
chéngshìbùzú
成事不足
,
bàishìyǒuyú
败事有余
,
gōngsī
公司
zhème
这么
zhòngyào
重要
de
的
shìqing
事情
jiāogěi
交给
tā
他
bàn
办
huì
会
chū
出
wèntí
问题
de
的
。
Xiao Li is too young, often not enough, more than failure, the company so important things to him to do will be a problem.
2
Zhège
这个
rén
人
zuò
做
shìqíng
事情
bù
不
dòng
动
nǎozi
脑子
,
suǒyǐ
所以
wǎngwǎng
往往
chéngshìbùzú
成事不足
,
bàishìyǒuyú
败事有余
,
bǎ
把
shìqing
事情
gǎo
搞
de
得
yītāhútu
一塌糊涂
。
This person does things without moving his mind, so he often does not do enough, loses things, and makes a mess of things.
3
Tā
他
shì
是
gè
个
chéngshìbùzú
成事不足
,
bàishìyǒuyú
败事有余
de
的
rén
人
,
shénme
什么
shì
事
dōu
都
bù
不
néng
能
ràng
让
tā
他
zìjǐ
自己
gàn
干
。
He is a man who is not good enough to do anything but fail, and he can't do anything for himself.