聪明反被聪明误
聪明反被聪明误
cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
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Traditional: 聰明反被聰明誤
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- (idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
- too smart for one's own good
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