聪明反被聪明误

聪明反被聪明误

Literally means:

cleverness may overreach itself

Actually means:

a wise man can be ruined by his own wisdom

The phrase means that smart people may take for granted that they can do everything well, so they are not earnest or conscientious, or turn a deaf ear to others, which results in doing something foolish or wrong and getting themselves into trouble.

It shows the speaker's mockery or sarcasm toward such an act, or that he or she warns someone not to play petty tricks.

指聪明的人认为自己很聪明，什么事情都可以做好，因而做事不塌实，或听不进别人的意见，结果做出蠢事、错事，害了自己。

表达了说话人对这种行为的嘲笑、讽刺，或劝说某人不要耍小聪明。