好心倒做了驴肝肺 hǎo xīn dào zuò le lǘ gān fēi

fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
  2. 2. lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
good; well; very
heart; mind; intention
to pour; however; contrary to expectation
to do; to make; to engage in
(completed action marker)
donkey; variant of [lu:2]
liver
lung