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zhongbeeng zuxgo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhofng'beeng zu'go [[...]][i#] [p.]
too smart (Lit. ruined by one's own cleverness.)
聰明自誤
zokkiern zuxpak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zog'kiern zu'pak [[...]][i#] [p.]
silkworm to be imprisoned by its cocoon, to tie one's own hands, to get into trouble by one's own schemes
作繭自縛
zuxbeeng zhengkøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'beeng zhefng'køf [[...]][i#] [p.]
consider oneself morally superior to others, look down on all others as vulgar or dishonest
自鳴清高
zuxbeeng tek'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'beeng teg'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]
be very pleased with what one has done or achieved
自鳴得意
zuxzog zhongbeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'zog zhofng'beeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
pretending to be wise, act on one's own judgment, act as if one were an expert, presumptuous, pretentious
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