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Change log entry 58984
Processed by: richwarm (2015-10-16 00:32:31 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 56372 - submitted by 'budhard' >>
http://baike.baidu.com/view/1955696.htm

Editor: Thanks!
I don't think our gloss "shoot oneself in the foot" is very good, though.
Diff:
# 弄巧反拙 弄巧反拙 [nong4 qiao3 fan3 zhuo1] /to outsmart oneself/to shoot oneself in the foot/
# Editor ~
- 弄巧成拙 弄巧成拙 [nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1] /to outsmart oneself/to shoot oneself in the foot/
+ 弄巧成拙 弄巧成拙 [nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1] /to overreach oneself/to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face/
+ 弄巧反拙 弄巧反拙 [nong4 qiao3 fan3 zhuo1] /see 弄巧成拙[nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1]/
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