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Introducing the idiom 「自作聰明」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
He thinks he is smart and acts recklessly. It means overestimating oneself and doing things subjectively.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zì zuò cōng míng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ji6 jok3 chung1 ming4
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
