自作聪明
zì​zuò​cōng​míng

to think oneself clever

  • created sense approved 自作聪明/自作聰明 · zì​zuò​cōng​míng · to think oneself clever — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自作聪明 / 自作聰明

    zì​zuò​cōng​míng

    to think oneself clever

    (idiom) to think oneself clever; to outsmart oneself by being too clever; to act presumptuously based on a mistaken belief in one's own intelligence

    自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to regard as 聪明 (literal) → 聪明/聰明 · cōng​ming · intelligent

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