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弄巧成拙 (lung6 haau2 sing4 zyut6) — trying to make something better but end up making it worse in Cantonese

lungˍ₆弄haauˊ²巧singˎ₄成zyutˍ₆拙
Mandarin Pinyin: nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1

Meaning of 弄巧成拙

nountrying to make something better but end up making it worse

Characters in 弄巧成拙

弄lung6
make fun of; mock
巧haau2
cunning; deceitful; artful
成sing4
one tenth; 10 per cent
拙zyut3
clumsy; awkward; dull

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