A bull in a china shop. This idiom describes someone who is incompetent and tends to mess things up rather than accomplish them.
成事不足，败事有余 (chéng shì bù zú, bài shì yǒu yú) 形容人办事能力差，不仅不能把事情办成，反而会把事情弄糟。
| 成语 | 成事不足，败事有余 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 指办不好事情，反而把事情弄糟。 |
| 拼音 | chéng shì bù zú，bài shì yǒu yú |
| 拼音码 | csby |
| 近义词 | 成事不足，坏事有余 |
| 用法 | 复句式；作分句；指事情越来越糟 |
| 英语 | a bull in a china shop |
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