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聰明反被聰明誤
cung1 ming4 faan2 bei4 cung1 ming4 ng6 |
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too clever by half; cleverness may overreach itself; a wise man can be ruined by his own wisdom [literal] clever people may fall victim to their own cleverness Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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聰明反被聰明誤 / 聪明反被聪明误 | ||
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Characters in this word:聰 cung1 - intelligent; clever; astute明 ming4 - bright, clear 反 faan2 - opposite; turn over; combat; counter 被 bei6 pei5 - be; suffer; by; quilt 聰 cung1 - intelligent; clever; astute 明 ming4 - bright, clear 誤 ng6 - incorrect; mistake; miss; impede; mistakenly |
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