弄巧反拙

Mandarin · pinyin nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō

Meanings

  1. see 弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō
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弄
nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
巧
qiǎo · skillful, ingenious, clever
反
fǎn · reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
拙
zhuō · stupid, clumsy, crude; convention
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4–3–3–1 · nong4 qiao3 fan3 zhuo1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lung6 haau2 faan2 zyut6

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