汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 聪明一世
cōng míng yī shì
聪明一世 (聰明一世)
Wise
It means that a person is smart all his life
糊涂 昏庸 糊里糊涂 蒙昧 稀里糊涂 懵懂 昏聩 颟顸
聪 (聰) cōng 明 míng 一 yī 世 shì
COMMON WORDS WITH 聪明一世
聪明一世，懵懂一时 ( 聰明一世，懵懂一時 )
cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí
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]
( 聰明一世，懵懂一時 )
聪明一世，糊涂一时 ( 聰明一世，糊塗一時 )
cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí
even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom) / every man has a fool in his sleeve
( 聰明一世，糊塗一時 )
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

人人有糊涂的时候； 聪明一世， 糊涂一时。

Every man has a fool in his sleeve.

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