聪明反被聪明误 [cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù]
1 讽刺一个人工于心计,结果反倒害了自己。
英 cleverness may overreach itself; clever people may be dupes of their own cleverness; clever people may pay a high price for being too clever;
1 亦省作“聪明误”、“聪明自误”。
1 (谚语)自恃聪明,却反而误了自己。