075Japanese idiom 四字熟語
百害あって一利なし
ひゃくがいあっていちりなしHyakugai atte ichiri nashi
“A hundred harms, not one benefit.”
The meaning
Some habits bring strictly nothing and cost much. Naming them as such, without illusion, is the first step to shedding them.
At the origin
A common expression for what deserves no indulgence.
The characters
- 百害 hyakugaihundred harms
- あって attethere being
- 一利
- なし
In practice
Identify one "hundred harms" habit and replace it with a neutral gesture.