聪明反被聪明误

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

cōng

(literary) acute (of hearing)

míng

bright

fǎn

contrary

bèi

quilt

cōng

(literary) acute (of hearing)

míng

bright

mistake