cung1 ming4 faan2 bei6 cung1 ming4 ng6聰明反被聰明誤聪明反被聪明误
Jyutpingcung1 ming4 faan2 bei6 cung1 ming4 ng6
Yalechūng mìngh fán beih chūng mìngh ng
Definition
(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
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