人浮於事 rén fú yú shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
浮 fú
HSK 6
to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
於 yú in, at, on; interjection alas!
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident