弄巧成拙

nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō

Dictionary entry

to overreach oneself

What does 弄巧成拙 mean?

弄巧成拙 (nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to overreach oneself

2to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face

Character breakdown

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弄lònglane · alley 巧qiǎoopportunely · coincidentally 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]拙zhuōawkward · clumsy

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How to pronounce 弄巧成拙

弄巧成拙

nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō

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