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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

(idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment; every man has a fool in his sleeve

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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
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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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