聪明反被聪明误

cōngmíngfǎnbèicōngmíngwù

clever people may be victims of their own cleverness; cleverness may overreach itself

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

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聪明反被聪明误

cōng ming fǎn bèi cōng ming wù

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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聰明反被聰明誤|聪明反被聪明误 [cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù] ► a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself ► too smart for one's own good