nong4
qiao3
cheng2
zhuo1
  1. to overreach oneself
  2. to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face

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  • 弄 (弄): lane; alley
  • 巧 (巧): opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
  • 成 (成): surname Cheng
  • 拙 (拙): awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]

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