cōng ming
intelligent
clever
bright
smart
acute (of sight and hearing)
shī míng
to lose one's eyesight
to become blind
blindness
shǐ mìng
mission (diplomatic or other)
set task
xiǎo cōng ming
clever-clever
clever in trivial matters
sharp but petty-minded
Ān Shǐ zhī luàn
An Shi rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[Ān Lù shān] and 史思明[Shǐ Sī míng], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
bīng xuě cōng ming
exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
shì míng
late Han etymological dictionary "Explain Words" by 劉熙|刘熙, 27 chapters in 8 scrolls, 1502 entries
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
Shī Láng
Shi Lang (1621-1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing Dynasties
shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming
to get smart
to resort to petty tricks
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)
shí míng
real-name (registration etc)
non-anonymous
Shì míng
"Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning
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