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弄巧成拙【nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō】

to overreach oneself
to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face

弄巧成拙【nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō】

to overreach oneself
to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face

弄

HSK 2

含义do, play or fiddle with; alley

拼音nòng

巧

HSK 32

含义skillful, ingenious, clever

拼音qiǎo

成

HSK 22

含义completed, finished, fixed

拼音chéng

拙

HSK 7-9

含义stupid, clumsy, crude; convention

拼音zhuō