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cungˉ¹聰mingˎ₄明
简 聪明
Pinyin: cong1 ming2
Translations
nounclever | [粵]: also 精叻, 叻
cungˉ¹聰mingˎ₄明faanˊ²反beiˎ₄被cungˉ¹聰mingˎ₄明ngˍ₆誤
简 聪明反被聪明误
Pinyin: cong1 ming2 fan3 bei4 cong1 ming2 wu4
Translations
nounclever people may fall victim to their own cleverness
nountoo clever by half; cleverness may overreach itself; a wise man can be ruined by his own wisdom
bingˉ¹冰syut˗₃雪cungˉ¹聰mingˎ₄明
简 冰雪聪明
Pinyin: bing1 xue3 cong1 ming5
Translations
nounextremely intelligent; very clever; extreme, crystal-like intelligence. Used almost always to refer to females, rarely describes males.
ziˍ₆自zok˗₃作cungˉ¹聰mingˎ₄明
简 自作聪明
Pinyin: zi4 zuo4 cong1 ming2
Translations
nounthink of yourself as being smart
cungˉ¹聰mingˎ₄明kaaˉ¹卡
简 聪明卡
Pinyin: cong1ming5 ka3
Translations
nouna smartcard [written and colloquial]
cungˉ¹聰mingˎ₄明tengˉ¹聽waaˍ₆話
简 聪明听话
Pinyin: cong1 ming2 ting1 hua4
Translations
nounintelligent and obedient | [粵]: 精乖靈利
nounclever and obedient [written and colloquial]
siuˊ²小cungˉ¹聰mingˎ₄明
简 小聪明
Pinyin: xiao3 cong1 ming5
Translations
nouncleverness in trivial matters; petty trick
cungˉ¹聰mingˎ₄明coiˎ₄才zi˗₃智
简 聪明才智
Pinyin: cong1 ming5 cai2 zhi4
Translations
nounintelligence and wisdom