wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
trad. 事後聰明
Also written 事後聰明【shì hòu cōng ming】
Characters in this word
4事
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matter, thing, item, work, affair, CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- Pinyin
- shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 68 of 2500
后
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surname Hou
- Pinyin
- Hòu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 233 of 2500
聪
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(literary) acute (of hearing), (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
- Pinyin
- cōng
- Traditional
- 聰
- Strokes
- 15
明
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Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), surname Ming, Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- Pinyin
- Míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4563 of 2500