聰明一世，糊塗一時

See also: 聪明一世，糊涂一时

Chinese

clever; intelligent; smart
clever; intelligent; smart; bright; sharp; keen; perceptive
 
 throughout one's life; first generation
bewildered; confused; muddled
bewildered; confused; muddled; muddle-headed; messy; disordered; chaotic
 
a period of time; for a short while; for a time
a period of time; for a short while; for a time; temporarily; momentarily; once
 
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)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: cōngmíng yīshì, hútú yīshí [Phonetic: cōngmíng yíshì, hútú yìshí] → cōngmíng yīshì, hútu yīshí (toneless variant)
      • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ , ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄧ ㄕˊ → ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ , ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄨ ㄧ ㄕˊ (toneless variant)
      • Tongyong Pinyin: congmíng yishìh, hútů yishíh
      • Wade–Giles: tsʻung1-ming2 i1-shih4, hu2-tʻu5 i1-shih2
      • Yale: tsūng-míng yī-shr̀-, hú-tu yī-shŕ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsongming ishyh, hwu.twu ishyr
      • Palladius: цунмин иши, хуту иши (cunmin iši, xutu iši)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xu³⁵ tʰu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/ → /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xu³⁵ tʰu³ i⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

聰明一世，糊塗一時

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

Synonyms

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