聰明

See also: 聪明

Chinese

		quick at hearing; wise; clever quick at hearing; wise; clever; sharp-witted; intelligent; acute	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (聰明)		聰	明
simp. (聪明)		聪	明

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cōngmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cung¹ ming⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhûng-mìn
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chhong-bêng / chhang-miâ

(Teochew, Peng'im): cong¹ mêng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cōngmíng → cōngming (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ → ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsong.ming
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/ → /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cung¹ ming⁴
  - Yale: chūng mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsung¹ ming⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cung¹ ming⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhûng-mìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: cung´ minˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cung¹ min²
  - IPA: /t͡sʰuŋ²⁴ min¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhong-bêng
  - Tâi-lô: tshong-bîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhongbeeng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ³³ biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhang-miâ
  - Tâi-lô: tshang-miâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhangmiaa
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² miã¹³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰaŋ³³ miã²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ miã²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ miã²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cong¹ mêng⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshong mêng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰoŋ³³⁻²³ meŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

聰明

clever; intelligent; smart; bright
- 一個雀　雀飛上坡　一個雀　雀飛下坡　三歲孩兒會唱歌　不是爹娘告訴我　是我自己聰明多 [MSC, trad.]
  一个雀　雀飞上坡　一个雀　雀飞下坡　三岁孩儿会唱歌　不是爹娘告诉我　是我自己聪明多 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1921, James Hutson, Chinese Life in the Tibetan Foothills/Riddles and Ditties
  yī ge què; què fēi shàng pō; yī ge què; què fēi xià pō; sān suì hái'ér huì chànggē; bùshì diēniáng gàosù wǒ; shì wǒ zìjǐ cōngmíng duō [Pinyin]
  One little birdie flies up the hill, another little birdie flies down the hill; a three-year old child is able to sing, not what the parents teach it, but what natural wisdom prompts.
- 你聰明的，告訴我，我們的日子為什麼一去不復返呢？ [MSC, trad.]
  你聪明的，告诉我，我们的日子为什么一去不复返呢？ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 朱自清《匆匆》
  Nǐ cōngmíng de, gàosu wǒ, wǒmen de rìzi wèishénme yī qù bù fùfǎn ne? [Pinyin]
  You the wise, tell me, why should our days leave us, never to return?
他生得很聰明。 / 他生得很聪明。 ― Tā shēng de hěn cōngmíng. ― He is very smart.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧
Mandarin	Beijing	聰明
	Taiwan	聰明
	Jinan	聰明
	Xi'an	靈, 靈醒
	Wuhan	聰明
	Chengdu	精靈, 聰明
	Yangzhou	聰明
	Hefei	聰明
Cantonese	Guangzhou	聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻
	Hong Kong	聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻
	Yangjiang	伶俐, 叻
Gan	Nanchang	精靈, 聰明
Hakka	Meixian	聰明, 機靈
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	聰明
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	聰明
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	聰明
	Dongshi (Dabu)	聰明, 精
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	聰明, 精
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	聰明
Jin	Taiyuan	機靈, 聰明
Min Bei	Jian'ou	聰明
Min Dong	Fuzhou	聰明
Min Nan	Xiamen	聰明
	Quanzhou	聰明
	Zhangzhou	聰明
	Taipei	聰明, 巧, 明白
	Chaozhou	聰明
Wu	Suzhou	聰明
Wu	Wenzhou	靈, 聰明
Xiang	Changsha	靈泛, 聰明
Xiang	Shuangfeng	聰明

Antonyms

棒槌 (bàngchuí)
笨拙 (bènzhuō)
鳩拙／鸠拙
拙笨 (zhuōbèn)
愚笨 (yúbèn)
愚蠢 (yúchǔn)
愚昧 (yúmèi)

Derived terms

Derived terms from 聰明

冰雪聰明／冰雪聪明
小聰明／小聪明 (xiǎocōngmíng)
絕頂聰明／绝顶聪明
耳目聰明／耳目聪明
聰明一世，懵懂一時／聪明一世，懵懂一时
聰明一世，糊塗一時／聪明一世，糊涂一时 (cōngmíng yīshì, hútú yīshí)
聰明乖覺／聪明乖觉

聰明人／聪明人 (cōngmíngrén)
聰明伶俐／聪明伶俐 (cōngmínglínglì)
聰明反被聰明誤／聪明反被聪明误 (cōngmíng fǎn bèi cōngmíng wù)
聰明才智／聪明才智
聰明絕頂／聪明绝顶 (cōngmíngjuédǐng)
自作聰明／自作聪明
鬼聰明／鬼聪明

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聰	明
そう Hyōgaiji	めい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology 1

Adjectival noun

聰明 (-na inflection, hiragana そうめい, rōmaji sōmei)

wise

Inflection

Inflection of 聰明

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	聰明だろ	そうめいだろ	sōmei daro
Continuative (連用形)	聰明で	そうめいで	sōmei de
Terminal (終止形)	聰明だ	そうめいだ	sōmei da
Attributive (連体形)	聰明な	そうめいな	sōmei na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	聰明なら	そうめいなら	sōmei nara
Imperative (命令形)	聰明であれ	そうめいであれ	sōmei de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	聰明ではない聰明じゃない	そうめいではないそうめいじゃない	sōmei de wa nai sōmei ja nai
Informal past	聰明だった	そうめいだった	sōmei datta
Informal negative past	聰明ではなかった聰明じゃなかった	そうめいではなかったそうめいじゃなかった	sōmei de wa nakatta sōmei ja nakatta
Formal	聰明です	そうめいです	sōmei desu
Formal negative	聰明ではありません聰明じゃありません	そうめいではありませんそうめいじゃありません	sōmei de wa arimasen sōmei ja arimasen
Formal past	聰明でした	そうめいでした	sōmei deshita
Formal negative past	聰明ではありませんでした聰明じゃありませんでした	そうめいではありませんでしたそうめいじゃありませんでした	sōmei de wa arimasen deshita sōmei ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	聰明で	そうめいで	sōmei de
Conditional	聰明なら（ば）	そうめいなら（ば）	sōmei nara (ba)
Provisional	聰明だったら	そうめいだったら	sōmei dattara
Volitional	聰明だろう	そうめいだろう	sōmei darō
Adverbial	聰明に	そうめいに	sōmei ni
Degree	聰明さ	そうめいさ	sōmeisa

Noun

聰明 (hiragana そうめい, rōmaji sōmei)

intelligence

Proper noun

聰明 (hiragana そうめい, rōmaji Sōmei)

A male given name

Etymology 2

Proper noun

聰明 (hiragana としあき, rōmaji Toshiaki)

A male given name

Korean

Hanja in this term
聰	明

Noun

聰明 • (chongmyeong) (hangeul 총명)

Hanja form^? of 총명 (“intelligence”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
聰	明

Adjective

聰明

Hán tự form of thông minh (“clever, intelligent, smart”).

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