事後聰明

简 事后聪明 · 繁 事後聰明
Mandarin · pinyin shì hòu cōng ming

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  1. wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
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事
shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
後
hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
聰
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明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
后
hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
聪
cōng · intelligent, clever, bright
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4–4–1–5 · shi4 hou4 cong1 ming5

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si6 hau6 cung1 ming4

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事後聰明 · shi4 hou4 cong1 ming5
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Exact source record事後聰明 事后聪明 [shi4 hou4 cong1 ming5] /wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it/