欲益反损

Traditional form:

欲益反損

Pinyin (reading):

yùyìfǎnsǔn

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 欲 - desire, want, longing, intent
• 益 - to profit, to benefit; advantage
• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 损 - to damage, to harm

Traditional characters:

• 欲 - desire, want, longing, intent
• 益 - to profit, to benefit; advantage
• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 損 - to damage, to harm