cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù

Traditional: 聰明反被聰明誤

聪明反被聪明误 (cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good

Characters in 聪明反被聪明误

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