聪明一世，糊涂一时
cōng​ming​yī​shì​hú​tu​yī​shí

even the wise have lapses

  • created sense approved 聪明一世，糊涂一时/聰明一世，糊塗一時 · cōng​ming​yī​shì​hú​tu​yī​shí · even the wise have lapses — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    聪明一世，糊涂一时 / 聰明一世，糊塗一時

    cōng​ming​yī​shì​hú​tu​yī​shí

    even the wise have lapses

    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.

    cōng​míng​yí​shì​hú​tú​yì​shí

    聪明一世 (literal) → 聪明一世/聰明一世 · cōng​míng​yī​shì · wise one's whole life ， (non_chinese) 糊涂一时 (literal) → 糊涂一时/糊塗一時 · hú​tu​yī​shí · to have a momentary lapse

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