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]
trad. 聰明一世，懵懂一時
Also written 聰明一世，懵懂一時【cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí】
Characters in this word
7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
一
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one, single, a (article), as soon as, entire; whole; all; throughout, "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1), also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Frequency
- 158 of 2500
世
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surname Shi
- Pinyin
- Shì
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 16804 of 2500
懵
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(bound form) confused; ignorant
- Pinyin
- měng
- Strokes
- 18
- Frequency
- 37768 of 2500
懂
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to understand, to comprehend
- Pinyin
- dǒng
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 436 of 2500
时
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old variant of 時|时[shi2]
- Pinyin
- shí
- Traditional
- 旹
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 224 of 2500