(idiom) one's whole life; for all of one's days; forever

(idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; extremely arrogant and self-important

to be clever and intelligent throughout one's entire lifetime

a great hero of his time; an outstanding figure of the generation

to consider everyone else beneath oneself; supercilious and disdainful of one's contemporaries

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), military leader and Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814 and again in 1815

the superpowers (the USA and the USSR), as defined in Mao Zedong's Three Worlds Theory

(idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment; every man has a fool in his sleeve

a person who is smart their entire life can still have a momentary lapse in judgment; even the wisest may occasionally do something foolish. Both [[聪明一世|聰明一世|cong1 ming2 yi1 shi4]] and [[糊涂一时|糊塗一時|hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2]] can also be used independently.

Everywhere; all over the place; throughout the entire area.

George I of Great Britain (1660-1727)

the twenty-first century

A person has but one life just as grass has but one spring; refers to the brevity of human existence

to look down on everyone with contempt; to consider oneself far superior to everyone else in the world