聪明过头

Traditional form:

聰明過頭

Pinyin (reading):

cōngmingguòtóu

Definitions:

• too clever by half; excessive ingenuity

Characters:

• 聪 - sharp (of sight and hearing); intelligent, clever, bright
• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top

Traditional characters:

• 聰 - sharp (of sight and hearing); intelligent, clever, bright
• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top