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  Trad Simp Mandarin Definition Days old Ver
冰雪聰明 冰雪聪明 [[bing1xue3-cong1ming5]] /(idiom) exceptionally intelligent/ 676 2
聰明反被聰明誤 聪明反被聪明误 [cong1 ming2 fan3 bei4 cong1 ming2 wu4] /(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good/ 1009 1
聰明才智 聪明才智 [cong1 ming5 cai2 zhi4] /intelligence and ability/ 1009 1
聰明過頭 聪明过头 [cong1 ming5 guo4 tou2] /too clever by half; excessive ingenuity/ 1009 1
聰明一世,糊塗一時 聪明一世,糊涂一时 [cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2] /(idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment; every man has a fool in his sleeve/ 1009 1
聰明一世,懵懂一時 聪明一世,懵懂一时 [cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , meng3 dong3 yi1 shi2] /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]/ 4053 1
聰明 聪明 [[cong1ming5]] /intelligent; clever; bright/acute (of sight and hearing)/ 832 2
聰明絕頂 聪明绝顶 [[cong1ming5 jue2ding3]] /exceptionally intelligent; brilliant/ 52 2
聰明伶俐 聪明伶俐 [[cong1ming5-ling2li4]] /(idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted/ 834 2
機關算盡太聰明,反算了卿卿性命 机关算尽太聪明,反算了卿卿性命 [ji1 guan1 suan4 jin4 tai4 cong1 ming5 , fan3 suan4 le5 qing1 qing1 xing4 ming4] /if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4])/ 2033 1
絕頂聰明 绝顶聪明 [jue2 ding3 cong1 ming5] /highly intelligent; brilliant/ 1525 1
事後聰明 事后聪明 [shi4 hou4 cong1 ming5] /wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it/ 6352 1
耍小聰明 耍小聪明 [shua3 xiao3 cong1 ming5] /to get smart/to resort to petty tricks/ 5398 1
小聰明 小聪明 [xiao3 cong1 ming5] /clever-clever/clever in trivial matters/sharp but petty-minded/ 6556 1
自作聰明 自作聪明 [[zi4zuo4-cong1ming2]] /(idiom) to think oneself clever/ 913 2

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