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越幫越忙 (jyut6 bong1 jyut6 mong4) — making things worse (lit., "the more help one gets, the busier he becomes") in Cantonese

jyutˍ₆越bongˉ¹幫jyutˍ₆越mongˎ₄忙
简 越帮越忙
Mandarin Pinyin: yue4 bang1 yue4 mang2

Meaning of 越幫越忙

nounmaking things worse (lit., "the more help one gets, the busier he becomes")

Characters in 越幫越忙

越jyut6
exceed; overstep; go beyond
幫bong1
help; assist
忙mong4
busy; fully occupied; pressed with work

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