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try to be smart (by acting on one's own, etc.); think of oneself as clever

mài nòng cōng ming

卖 弄 聪 明

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try to be smart (by acting on one's own, etc.); think of oneself as clever
- yī xīn mài nòng cōng ming wǎng wǎng shì yǔ yuàn wéi
  一心卖弄聪明，往往事与愿违。
  The wish to appear clever often prevents one from being so.

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