弄巧成拙 meaning in English
do a seemingly clever thing which turns out to be a foolish one instead; get into trouble through clever means; in trying to be smart they made themselves look foolish.; make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart; suffer from being too smart; outsmart oneself; overreach oneself; overshoot the mark; trying to be clever but turning out the contrary; try to be clever but end in being a fool [but turn out the contrary]; try to be clever only to end up with making a blunder; turn out to be a clumsy sleight of hand
Examples
- A great thing has happened in our favor. nobody must spoil it .
既然出了件对我们有利的大事，不要弄巧成拙。 - This time the maneuver was too crude, they had overplayed its hand .
这次他们的手法太露骨，结果是弄巧成拙。 - Besides , american policy can seem self - defeating
此外，美国的政策似乎也弄巧成拙。 - This is unfortunately rather self - defeating
不幸的是，这有点儿弄巧成拙。 - The very concept is self - defeating
正是这种观念让事情弄巧成拙了。