弄巧反拙 nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 弄巧成拙[nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1]

CHARACTERS

弄 nòng
HSK 4
do, play or fiddle with; alley
巧 qiǎo
HSK 4
skillful, ingenious, clever
反 fǎn
HSK 4
reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
拙 zhuō
HSK 6
stupid, clumsy, crude; convention