耍小聪明
shuǎ​xiǎo​cōng​ming

to be smart-alecky

  • created reference approved 耍小聪明/耍小聰明 → 玩小聪明/玩小聰明 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    耍小聪明 / 耍小聰明 shuǎ​xiǎo​cōng​ming

    玩小聪明 / 玩小聰明 wán​xiǎo​cōng​ming

    variant

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  • created sense approved 耍小聪明/耍小聰明 · shuǎ​xiǎo​cōng​ming · to be smart-alecky — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    耍小聪明 / 耍小聰明

    shuǎ​xiǎo​cōng​ming

    to be smart-alecky

    To show off one's cleverness in trivial ways or resort to petty tricks; to try to be clever in a way that is actually foolish or annoying.

    shuǎ​xiǎo​cōng​míng

    耍, 小聪明

    耍 (literal) → 耍 · shuǎ · to resort to 小聪明 (literal) → 小聪明/小聰明 · xiǎo​cōng​ming · cleverness in trivial matters; petty person

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