Traduction :
wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster; It all ends in tears.
Référence :
益:得益;损:损害。原想有所得益,结果反受损害。形容事与愿违。
Origine :
汉·司马迁《报任少卿书》:“动而见尤,欲益反损。”
Annotation :
欲益反损1
1. yùyìfǎnsǔn :
[EN] wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster; It all ends in tears.