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