cōng​ming​fǎn​bèi​cōng​ming​wù

too smart for one's own good

Senses

聪明反被聪明误/ 聰明反被聰明誤 cōng​ming​fǎn​bèi​cōng​ming​wù (also cōng​míng​fǎn​bèi​cōng​míng​wù) too smart for one's own good

(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of their own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself. It describes someone who tries to use schemes or clever tactics but ends up harming their own interests.

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