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聰明一世，糊塗一時
简 聪明一世，糊涂一时 · 繁 聰明一世，糊塗一時Mandarin · pinyin cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí
Meanings
- (idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment; every man has a fool in his sleeve
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- 聰
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- 明
- míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
- 一
- yī · one; a, an; alone
- 世
- shì · generation; world; era
- 糊
- hú · paste, stick on with paste
- 塗
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- 時
- shí · time, season; era, age, period
- 聪
- cōng · intelligent, clever, bright
- 涂
- tú · surname; name of certain rivers
- 时
- shí · time, season; era, age, period
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cung1 ming4 jat1 sai3 ，wu4 tou4 jat1 si4
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