聰明反被聰明誤

Chinese

wrong side out or up; anti-
 
by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear
 
mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect
trad. (聰明反被聰明誤) 聰明 聰明
simp. (聪明反被聪明误) 聪明 聪明

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cōngmíng fǎn bèi cōngmíng wù
    (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄢˇ ㄅㄟˋ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): cung1 ming4 faan2 bei6 cung1 ming4 ng6

Proverb

聰明反被聰明誤

  1. Cleverness may overreach itself; A wise man can be ruined by his own wisdom; Clever people may be victims of their own cleverness; Every man has a fool in his sleeve.
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