Meaning of the Idiom
nong qiao cheng zhuo（self-defeating）
During the Northern Song Dynasty, the famous painter Sun Zhiwei painted a portrait named “Nine Yao Diagram” for the Shouning Temple in Chengdu, and after he drew the sketch, he asked his disciples to color it for him because he had something to do.
The disciple noticed that the bottle in the hand of the servant boy of the Bodhisattva of Mercury was empty, so he added a pink lotus flower. When Sun Zhiwei found out, they immediately pointed out that they were self-defeating, because the bottle was used to suppress the demon’s ambush water.
弄巧成拙
nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō，指本想卖弄聪明，做得好些，结果却做了蠢事或把事情弄糟。
出自《五灯会元》。
例句
他本来想给大家一个惊喜，没想到却弄巧成拙了。
你就爱耍这种小聪明，但哪一次不是弄巧成拙，整了自己？
没想到我这样一说，反而使得大家更尷尬，真是弄巧成拙。
Reading The Paragraphs!
Meaning of Words
| 词语 | 华文解释 | 英文解释 |
|---|---|---|
| 擅长 | 意思是指在某方面有特长；指对某些东西比较了解，做起来比较得心应手。 例句：她非常喜爱绘画，尤其擅长水彩画。 | be expert in; be skilled in; be good at |
| 栩栩如生 | 通常比喻画作、雕塑中的艺术形象等生动逼真，就像活的一样。 例句：带上VR眼镜，他眼前立刻出现了一片热带雨林，各种生物栩栩如生，让他大为惊叹。 | as natural as though it were living |
| 宛然 | 意思是仿佛。 例句：小雨猛然惊醒，梦中的景象宛然在眼前。 | as if |
| 着色 | 意思指对绘画作品上色。 例句：只见他只简单的勾勒了线条，就开始为图画着色。 | put color on |
| 高妙 | 意思为高明巧妙。 例句：这首诗立意新巧、词句高妙，可以说是佳作了。 | masterly; ingenious |
| 不怒而威 | 形容人不必发怒，就有威严。 例句：新来的新闻部长举止从容、不怒而威，让人肃然起敬。 | Although he does not show anger, he will be looked up to with owe. |
| 卖弄 | 指炫耀、夸耀或骄傲地显示；卖弄学问。 例句：歌手在观众的狂热欢呼下兴奋异常，不禁卖弄起舞技，引得台下又一片尖叫。 | show off |
| 肃然起敬 | 形容对某人或某件事产生了敬佩之情。 例句：听了学长的话，小文不觉肃然起敬。 | feel deep respect for |
| 哗众取宠 | 意思是用言论行动迎合众人，以博得好感或拥护。 例句：哗众取宠的人，是不受人欢迎的。 | try to please the public with claptrap; to play to the gallery |
| 装模作样 | 意思是指故意做作，故做姿态。 例句：一听到妈妈的开门声，小明立刻装模作样的复习功课。 | pretending |
| 一言不发 | 意思是一句话也不说。 例句：只见她一言不发，回手拔出那把刀来，吓得在场的人全都愣住了。 | not say a word |
| 故作高深 | 意思是本来并不高深，故意装出高深的样子。 例句：你不要故作高深，装作很有水平。 | pretend to be learned and profound |
Daily Language 