弄巧成拙

Explanation: Wanted to juggle smart, the results do stupid things. 　　Usage: Joint type; as predicate; containing derogatory, occasions for criticism 　　Source: Song Huang Ting "humble Xuan Song": "self-defeating, as the foot snake." 　　Examples: Department of purdah baby girl, all this is the father slip of the tongue, ~. (Ming Xu Zhonglin "Gods" fifty-sixth back) 　　Results: Hu rallied to draw a dog; gown to change jackets 　　Postscript: Hu rallied to draw a dog; gown to change jackets 　　Story: Northern Song Dynasty, there was a painter, known name is Sun Micro. Specifically good at figure painting, one, he was commissioned by Temple in Chengdu Shouning, painting a picture of the "Nine Yao Xing Jun map." His good heart will chart pen hook, the characters vivid, belt she fluttering hearted Xianzi, only the last one coloring process. At this point you just have friends to his drinking, he Fangxia Bi, will be drawn carefully read the while, that is quite satisfactory, it would be for his disciples and said: "This painting has all the lines I draw well, leaving only the color, you have to be careful, not to the wrong color, I went to a friend's house something, come back, I hope you draw good. "SUN Zhi micro left, surrounded by his disciples draw, repeatedly watching the teacher's pen and the overall composition of the sublime skills to exchange experiences. Some say: "Look at how realistic air of plumbing Xing Jun, long beard float in the air, not anger and Granville." Others said: "The Buddha fully around the foot of the clouds, the real state of Shenzi cents, people awe . "which has a disciple named Tong Renyi, usually dedicated to show off a small smart, like grandstanding, only he pretended to nothing. Someone asked him: "Why do not you speak, does this picture what shortcomings?" Tong Renyi Guzuogaoshen said: "plumbing Xing Jun baryons around a very vivid manner, just like crystal bottle in his hand and just does things." disciples said: "What is it did not find less." Tong Renyi said: "Every time the teacher draw the bottle, always draw a flower in the bottle, but this time did not. may be eager to go out, no time to draw good, we still draw good the re-coloring it. "Tong Renyi said, carefully painted in a gorgeous bottle of red lotus. Sun Micro to know from a friend back home and found a bottle of baryons in the hands of a lotus birth, but also gas laughed and said: "Who did this stupid thing, if only superfluous Daohai like this is simply self-defeating thing. Lad in the hands of the bottle, is the plumbing Xing Jun monsters to surrender the town of demon bottle, add you to the lotus flower, the vase of flowers into a bottle of ordinary equipment, would not become a big joke. "Then, smash the picture. Disciples looked at Tongren Yi, quietly bow their heads in silence. Thesaurus:  Golden for iron, Stealthy, whip the devil round the post (=[USA]whip the devil around the stump), The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream., Yanmubuque Antonym Group:  diantie, transform iron to gold