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自作聪明		Traditional Chinese
自作聰明
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
zì zuò cōng míng		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
ji6 jok3 chung1 ming4
Short definition a smart aleck
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions to think oneself clever (idiom)MDBG icon / self-styled genius (idiom)MDBG icon / to count oneself as smartAdso icon / big-headed know-allCantofish icon / a smart aleckMDBG icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to count oneself as smart
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: self-styled genius (idiom); big-headed know-all
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to think oneself clever (idiom); self-styled genius; a smart aleck
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