聰明一世，懵懂一時

聰明一世，懵懂一時

Chinese

		clever; intelligent; smart clever; intelligent; smart; bright	throughout one's life; first generation		muddled; confused; ignorant	a period of time; for a short while; temporarily a period of time; for a short while; temporarily; momentarily
trad. (聰明一世，懵懂一時)		聰明	一世	，	懵懂	一時
simp. (聪明一世，懵懂一时)		聪明	一世	，	懵懂	一时

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cōngmíng yīshì, méngdǒng yīshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ, ㄇㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung¹ ming⁴ jat¹ sai³, mung² dung² jat¹ si⁴
• Wu (Wiktionary): tshon min (T1) + iq sr (T4) + mon ton (T3) + iq zr (T4)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cōngmíng yīshì, méngdǒng yīshí [Phonetic: cōngmíng yíshì, méngdǒng yìshí]
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ, ㄇㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsongming ishyh, mengdoong ishy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: congmíng yishìh, méngdǒng yishíh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mɤŋ³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung¹ ming⁴ jat¹ sai³, mung² dung² jat¹ si⁴
    • Yale: chūng mìhng yāt sai, múng dúng yāt sìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung¹ ming⁴ jat⁷ sai³, mung² dung² jat⁷ si⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung¹ ming⁴ yed¹ sei³, mung² dung² yed¹ xi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³ mʊŋ³⁵ tʊŋ³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: tshon min (T1) + iq sr (T4) + mon ton (T3) + iq zr (T4)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪɲ³³  i̯ɪʔ³³ sz̩³³  mʊŋ²² tʊŋ³³  i̯ɪʔ³³ z̻z̩⁴⁴/

Proverb

聰明一世，懵懂一時

1. Alternative form of 聰明一世，糊塗一時／聪明一世，糊涂一时 (cōngmíng yīshì, hútú yīshí, “even Homer nods”).