机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命
Traditional: 機關算盡太聰明，反算了卿卿性命Dictionary entry
if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4])
What does 机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命 mean?
机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命 (jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng ming , fǎn suàn le qīng qīng xìng mìng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4])
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机Jīsurname Ji关Guānsurname Guan算suànto calculate; to figure out · to include; to count in尽jǐnto the greatest extent · (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme太tàihighest · greatest聪cōng(literary) acute (of hearing) · (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp明MíngMing Dynasty (1368–1644) · surname Ming反fǎncontrary · in reverse
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