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

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

好 hǎo
HSK 1
good, excellent, fine; well
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
倒 dào
HSK 4
fall over; lie down; take turns
做 zuò
HSK 1
work, make; act
了 le
HSK 1
to finish; particle of completed action
驴 lǘ donkey, ass
肝 gān liver
肺 fēi
HSK 6
lungs