自作聪明

zìzuòcōngmíng

think oneself clever (in making suggestions, etc.); try to be smart (by acting on one's own, etc.)

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think oneself clever

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think oneself clever

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zi4 zuo4 cong1 ming2

to think oneself clever (idiom), self-styled genius, a smart aleck

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自作聪明

zì zuò cōng ming

fancy (think) oneself clever (smart); act on the strength of one's own imagined cleverness; be wise in one's own conceit; consider oneself clever and act accordingly; fancy one has a monopoly of wisdom; presumptuous

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自作聰明|自作聪明 [zì zuò cōng míng] ► to think oneself clever (idiom) ► self-styled genius ► a smart aleck