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聪明一世懵懂一时
聪明一世懵懂一时
聪明一世懵懂一时
聪明一世懵懂一时
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聪明一世懵懂一时

聪明一世懵懂一时 Pronunciation and Pinyin

聪明一世懵懂一时 Usage and Examples

Even the wisest can err.

Even a clever person can be foolish at times.

A momentary lapse of judgment from an otherwise intelligent person.

The characters in 聪明一世懵懂一时

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
聪
cōng15intelligent, acute hearing
明
ming8bright, clear, understand
一
yí1one, a, single, whole
世
shì5world, generation, era
懵
měng18confused or bewildered
懂
dǒng15understand, comprehend, know
一
yì1one, a, single, whole
时
shí7time, moment, or hour

More words starting with 聪

  • cōng聪huì惠intelligent, clever
  • cōng聪huì慧bright and intelligent
  • cōng聪huì慧hé和qín勤fèn奋Intelligent and diligent, Smart and hardworking
  • cōng聪huì慧shàn善liáng良Intelligent and kind, Smart and good-hearted
  • cōng聪huì慧guò过rén人Exceptionally intelligent, Unusually brilliant
  • cōng聪mǐn敏Intelligent, Clever
  • cōng聪míng明smart, clever
  • cōng聪ming明 de的smart, clever
  • cōng聪ming明yí一shì世hú糊tú涂yì一shí时Even the wisest person can make a mistake., A momentary lapse of judgment.
  • cōng聪ming明rén人smart person, clever person
  • cōng聪míng明piào漂liang亮smart and beautiful, clever and pretty
  • cōng聪míng明de的smart, clever

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Questions about 聪明一世懵懂一时

What does 聪明一世懵懂一时 mean in Chinese?

聪明一世懵懂一时 (cōng ming yí shì měng dǒng yì shí) means “Even the wisest can err, Even a clever person can be foolish at times, a momentary lapse of judgment from an otherwise intelligent person”.

How do you pronounce 聪明一世懵懂一时?

聪明一世懵懂一时 is pronounced cōng ming yí shì měng dǒng yì shí in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Even the wisest can err.” in Chinese?

“Even the wisest can err.” is 聪明一世懵懂一时 (cōng ming yí shì měng dǒng yì shí) in Chinese.

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