弄巧成拙 in English nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1 Meaning

Meanings

• to overreach oneself
• to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face

Pinyin

nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

弄nong4lane 巧qiao3opportunely 成cheng2surname Cheng 拙zhuo1awkward