wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster; It all ends in tears.
trad. 欲益反損
Also written 欲益反損【yù yì fǎn sǔn】
Characters in this word
4欲
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desire, appetite, passion, lust, greed
- Pinyin
- yù
- Traditional
- 慾
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 10619 of 2500
益
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surname Yi
- Pinyin
- Yì
- Strokes
- 10
反
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contrary, in reverse, inside out or upside down, to reverse, to return, to oppose, opposite, against, anti-, to rebel, to use analogy, instead, abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
- Pinyin
- fǎn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2794 of 2500
损
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(bound form) to decrease; to diminish, (bound form) to harm; to damage, (coll.) to ridicule; to deride, (coll.) mean; nasty; sarcastic
- Pinyin
- sǔn
- Traditional
- 損
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 43350 of 2500