汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命
机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命
(機關算盡太聰明，反算了卿卿性命)
if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4])
机 (機) jī 关 (關) guān 算 suàn 尽 (盡) jǐn/jìn 太 tài 聪 (聰) cōng 明 míng 反 fǎn 了 le/liǎo/liào 卿 qīng 性 xìng 命 mìng
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