cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí

Traditional: 聰明一世，懵懂一時

聪明一世，懵懂一时 (cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí) is a Chinese word meaning “see 聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时[cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2]”.

Meanings

  1. 1see 聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时[cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2]

Characters in 聪明一世，懵懂一时

聪cōng · (literary) acute (of hearing)明míng · bright一yī · one世shì · life懵měng · stupid懂dǒng · to understand一yī · one时shí · o'clock

Related words

一one一个a; an; one时候time一起(in) the same place时间(concept of) time一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)明白clear; obvious; unequivocal一直straight (in a straight line)时o'clock时surname Shi时old variant of 時|时[shi2]

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