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聪明过头

cōng ming guò tóu

4-character word Traditional 聰明過頭

What 聪明过头 means

1. too clever by half; excessive ingenuity

The characters in 聪明过头

• 聪cōng(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

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