Word data

HSK Not in HSK

FREQUENCY Unknown

欲益反損 yù yì fǎn sǔn

wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster

HSK	Not in HSK
Frequency	Unknown

1. wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
2. It all ends in tears.

Character	Meaning
欲 yù HSK 6	to desire; desire; to wish for
益 yì HSK 5	benefit; beneficial; to increase
反 fǎn HSK 4	opposite; to oppose; against
損 sǔn	to damage; to harm; to decrease