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聪明一世，糊涂一时

cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí

9-character word Traditional 聰明一世，糊塗一時

What 聪明一世，糊涂一时 means

1. idiomeven the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment; every man has a fool in his sleeve

The characters in 聪明一世，糊涂一时

• 聪cōng(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 世shìlife; age; generation
• 糊hūto smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like); Taiwan pr. hú
• 涂túto apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 时shío'clock; time; when