created sense approved 聪明反被聪明误/聰明反被聰明誤 · cōngmíngfǎnbèicōngmíngwù · cleverness backfiring
聪明反被聪明误 / 聰明反被聰明誤
cōngmíngfǎnbèicōngmíngwù
cleverness backfiring
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
他原以为能瞒天过海，没想到聪明反被聪明误，当场就被识破了。