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弄巧成拙 (lung6 haau2 sing4 zyut3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

弄巧成拙 (lung6 haau2 sing4 zyut3, nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō) — to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 弄巧反拙 (lung6 haau2 faan2 zyut3) — wanting to show off at first but end up doing stupid things
• 弄璋之喜 (lung6 zoeng1 zi1 hei2) — celebration of having a baby boy
• 弄璋 (lung6 zoeng1) — giving jade to baby boys and let them play with it, and hope that the boys will…
• 弄瓦之喜 (lung6 ngaa5 zi1 hei2) — celebration of having a baby girl
• 弄瓦 (lung6 ngaa5) — giving small components from threading machines to baby girls and let them play…
• 弄 (lung6) — to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; …

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