cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
聪
cōng
(literary) acute (of hearing)
明
míng
bright
反
fǎn
contrary
被
bèi
quilt
误
wù
mistake