汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 聪明反被聪明误
cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
聪明反被聪明误
(聰明反被聰明誤)
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself / too smart for one's own good
谓聪明人反为聪明所误。语本宋苏轼《洗儿》诗"人皆养子望聪明﹐我被聪明误一生。"
聪 (聰) cōng 明 míng 反 fǎn 被 bèi 误 (誤) wù
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

聪明反被聪明误。

Cleverness is not wisdom.

不过米农人有时也会聪明反被聪明误。

But the Minoans sometimes were too clever for their own good.

我们已经如此精于自我保护，以至于最终聪明反被聪明误。

We have become so smart about self-protection that, in the end, we all outsmarted ourselves.

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