聰明一世，糊塗一時

Chinese
 
clever; intelligent; smart; bright
 throughout one's life; first generation
 
bewildered; confused; muddled; messy; disordered; chaotic
 
period of time; for a short while; temporarily; momentarily
trad. (聰明一世，糊塗一時) 聰明 一世 ， 糊塗 一時
simp. (聪明一世，糊涂一时) 聪明 一世 ， 糊涂 一时

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cōngmíng yīshì, hútú yīshí
    (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ, ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄧ ㄕˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): cung1 ming4 jat1 sai3, wu4 tou4 jat1 si4
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: cōngmíng yīshì, hútú yīshí [Phonetic: cōngmíng yíshì, hútú yìshí]
      • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ, ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄧ ㄕˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsongming ishyh, hwutwu ishy
      • IPA (key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xu³⁵ tʰu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

聰明一世，糊塗一時

  1. Even smart people can have a momentary lapse in judgement; even Homer sometimes nods
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