聪明一世，懵懂一时
cōng​ming​yī​shì​měng​dǒng​yī​shí

even the wisest can have a momentary lapse

  • created sense approved 聪明一世，懵懂一时/聰明一世，懵懂一時 · cōng​ming​yī​shì​měng​dǒng​yī​shí · even the wisest can have a momentary lapse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    聪明一世，懵懂一时 / 聰明一世，懵懂一時

    cōng​ming​yī​shì​měng​dǒng​yī​shí

    even the wisest can have a momentary lapse

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

    聪明 (literal) → 聪明/聰明 · cōng​ming · intelligent 一世 (literal) → 一世 · yī​shì · one's whole life ， (non_chinese) 懵懂 (literal) → 懵懂 · měng​dǒng · confused 一时 (literal) → 一时/一時 · yī​shí · for a short while

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