汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 聰明反被聰明誤
聰明反被聰明誤
(聪明反被聪明误)
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
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