xiǎo cōng ming

Traditional: 小聰明

小聪明 (xiǎo cōng ming) is a Chinese word meaning “clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded”.

Meanings

  1. 1clever-clever
  2. 2clever in trivial matters
  3. 3sharp but petty-minded

Characters in 小聪明

小xiǎo · small聪cōng · (literary) acute (of hearing)明míng · bright

Related words

小small明白clear; obvious; unequivocal小时hour明天tomorrow小姐young lady小心to be careful证明proof小子(literary) youngster小子(coll.) boy聪明intelligent; clever; bright小孩child明显clear

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