弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō
nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō
set phrase
to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '弄巧成拙')
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- Supernatural Powers cannot Resist Karma (Karma) 神通難抵業力(業力) Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》 — count: 1
- Happiness and Peace 幸福與安樂 Modern Mentality Trends of Thought - Speeches over the Years 《當代人心思潮－歷年主題演說》 — count: 1
- The Meaning of Compassion 慈悲的真義 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 1 - All in a Thought 《迷悟之間(一)真理的價值》 — count: 1
- Community Ethics Investigation (Volume 2) - A Buddhist View of 'Family Problems' 族群倫理探討（中冊） 佛教對「家庭問題」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 1
- How to Build Humanistic Buddhism - 3 The Modernization of Buddhism (Speech at the Taiwan Provincial Government National Studies Research Institute) 如何建設人間佛教 第三篇 佛教的現代化(講於臺灣省政府國學研習會) Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》 — count: 1
- Virtue and Merit in Life Scroll 3: How to Eliminate Worry and Dispel Melancholy 卷三 道德福命 如何消愁解悶 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 2 - The Buddha in Our Lives 《星雲法語2－生活的佛教》 — count: 1
- The Doctrine of Buddhist Compassion 佛教的慈悲主義 Humanistic Buddhism Series 7 - Dharma and Doctrine 《人間佛教系列7－佛法與義理》 — count: 1
- Scroll 2: Keep Good Thoughts - Four Ways to Encourage 卷二 存好心 拍馬四法 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 5 - Doing Battle with Yourself 《人間萬事5－向自己宣戰》 — count: 1
- Having Your Feet Firmly Planted on the Ground (The Poison of Ignorance) 腳踏實地(愚痴) Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》 — count: 1
- Interpretations 解 讀 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 8 - Where do Blessings Come From? 《迷悟之間(八)福報哪裡來》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 会弄巧成拙 (會弄巧成拙) 也會弄巧成拙 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 11 - The Philosophy of Success 《迷悟之間(十一)成功的理念》, Praise 恭 維 — count: 5