聰明一世，糊塗一時

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	throughout one's life; first generation		bewildered; confused; muddled bewildered; confused; muddled; messy; disordered; chaotic	period of time; for a short while; temporarily 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

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• 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
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung¹ ming⁴ jat¹ sai³, wu⁴ tou⁴ jat¹ si⁴
    • Yale: chūng mìhng yāt sai, wùh tòuh yāt sìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung¹ ming⁴ jat⁷ sai³, wu⁴ tou⁴ jat⁷ si⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung¹ ming⁴ yed¹ sei³, wu⁴ tou⁴ yed¹ xi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³ wuː²¹ tʰou̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹/

Proverb

聰明一世，糊塗一時

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