聪明反被聪明误聰明反被聰明誤

cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù

Meaning

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

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聪cōngsharp (of sight and hearing); intelligent, clever, bright耳总明míngbright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light日月反fǎnreverse, opposite; contrary, anti-厂又被bèibedding; a passive particle meaning "by"衤皮误wùerror, fault, mistake; to delay讠吴