cōng ming
intelligent
clever
bright
smart
acute (of sight and hearing)
cōng
quick at hearing
wise
clever
sharp-witted
intelligent
acute
xiǎo cōng ming
clever-clever
clever in trivial matters
sharp but petty-minded
cōng mǐn
quick
bright
intelligent
clever
brilliant
shī cōng
to go deaf
to lose hearing
zì zuò cōng míng
to think oneself clever (idiom)
self-styled genius
a smart aleck
bīng xuě cōng ming
exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
too smart for one's own good
cōng ming guò tóu
too clever by half
excessive ingenuity
shì hòu cōng ming
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming
to get smart
to resort to petty tricks
ěr cōng mù míng
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)
keen and alert
perceptive
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]
cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí
even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom)
every man has a fool in his sleeve
cōng ming jué dǐng
highly intelligent (idiom)
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