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Trad. 小聰明
- clever-clever
- clever in trivial matters
- sharp but petty-minded
Trad. 冰雪聰明
- (idiom) exceptionally intelligent
Trad. 聰明伶俐
- (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
Trad. 聰明過頭
- too clever by half; excessive ingenuity
Trad. 耍小聰明
- to get smart
- to resort to petty tricks
Trad. 事後聰明
- wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
Trad. 聰明反被聰明誤
- (idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
Trad. 聰明一世,懵懂一時
- 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,糊塗一時
- (idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment; every man has a fool in his sleeve
