a person who is clever, bright, or intelligent; someone who understands things quickly

(idiom) to think oneself clever; to outsmart oneself by being too clever; to act presumptuously based on a mistaken belief in one's own intelligence

Cleverness in trivial matters; a person who is clever or sharp in minor ways, usually with the negative nuance of being petty-minded or lacking wisdom in more important matters

intelligence and ability; wisdom and talents

(idiom) naturally gifted and quick-witted; refers to someone who is sharp, intelligent, and agile in their actions or speech

extremely clever or intelligent; of the greatest intelligence

(idiom) extremely clever and bright; having a sharp and clear mind like ice and snow

(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of their own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself. It describes someone who tries to use schemes or clever tactics but ends up harming their own interests.

extremely clever or intelligent; highly gifted

to be clever and intelligent throughout one's entire lifetime

quite clever; clever in a shallow or tricky way

If one is too calculating, it will lead to one's own undoing. This is a famous line from the novel [[红楼梦|紅樓夢|hong2 lou2 meng4]].

to play tricks or use one's cleverness in a petty way to gain an advantage

To show off one's cleverness in trivial ways or resort to petty tricks; to try to be clever in a way that is actually foolish or annoying.

(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.

a brand of colorful, sugar-coated chocolate candies, often used in psychological experiments regarding theory of mind

too clever for one's own good; having excessive ingenuity or being overly smart

to be wise after the event; used to describe someone who claims to have known what would happen only after it has already occurred