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聪明反被聪明误

cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù

7-character word Traditional 聰明反被聰明誤

What 聪明反被聪明误 means

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

The characters in 聪明反被聪明误

• 聪cōng(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 反fǎncontrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down
• 被bèiquilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
• 聪cōng(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 误wùmistake; error; to miss