弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō | OtterDict

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弄巧成拙

nòngqiǎochéngzhuō

to overreach oneself

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
to overreach oneself
- ，。
  He wanted to help, but ended up making things worse.
貳动verb
to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
- 。
  He tried to be clever but ended up making things worse.

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弄巧成拙

Traditional弄

nòngqiǎochéngzhuō

to overreach oneself

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
to overreach oneself
- ，。
  He wanted to help, but ended up making things worse.
貳动verb
to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
- 。
  He tried to be clever but ended up making things worse.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

弄

玉(precious jade; gem)ASSOCIATIVE
廾(two hands raised; hands offering up)ASSOCIATIVE

Two hands lifting up a pearl while fondling and playing with it.

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