nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō
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  • derogsuffer from being too smart; make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart; outsmart oneself; in trying to be smart they made themselves look foolish

    • zhè yī cì tā kě shì nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō le

      可是弄巧成拙

      This time, she outsmarted herself.

    • tā zhè yàng zuò shí jì shang shì nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō gèng qīng chu de bào lù le zì jǐ

      这样实际弄巧成拙清楚暴露自己

      In doing so, he is actually self defeating and exposes himself more clearly.

    • tā běn xiǎng biǎo xiàn de fēng qù yī diǎn què nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō de mào fàn le bié rén

      表现风趣一点弄巧成拙冒犯别人

      In a misguided attempt to be funny, he manages only offensiveness.

    • měi guó guò fèn yǐ zhòng yú zhè zhǒng jī zhì yǐ jīng kāi shǐ yǒu xiē nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō le

      美国过分倚重机制已经开始有些弄巧成拙

      It has become self-defeating for the US to place so much weight on them.