harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good
trad. 有害無益
Also written 有害無益【yǒu hài wú yì】
Characters in this word
4有
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to have; there is, (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- Pinyin
- yǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 13 of 2500
害
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to do harm to, to cause trouble to, harm, evil, calamity
- Pinyin
- hài
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 3101 of 2500
无
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used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
- Pinyin
- mó
- Traditional
- 無
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1404 of 2500
益
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surname Yi
- Pinyin
- Yì
- Strokes
- 10