聰明一世，糊塗一時 [聪－－－－－涂－时]

Jyutping cung1 ming4 jat1 sai3 wu4 tou4 jat1 si4
Pinyin cōng ming yī shì ， hú tu yī shí

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

聰明一世，糊塗一時 [聪－－－－－涂－时]

Jyutping cung1 ming4 jat1 sai3 ， wu4 tou4 jat1 si4
Pinyin cōng míng yī shì ， hú tu yī shí （ ｔｏｎｅｌｅｓｓ ｖａｒｉａｎｔ ）

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    even smart people can have a momentary lapse in judgement; even Homer nods
    (syn.) 懵懂片時, 懵懂片时, 聪明一世, 聰明一世, 懵懂一時, 懵懂一时

聰明一世，糊塗一時 [聪－－－－－涂－时]

Jyutping cung1 ming4 jat1 sai3 ， wu4 tou4 jat1 si4
Pinyin cōng míng yī shì ， hú tú yī shí

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    even smart people can have a momentary lapse in judgement; even Homer nods
    (syn.) 懵懂片時, 懵懂片时, 聪明一世, 聰明一世, 懵懂一時, 懵懂一时

聰明一世，糊塗一時 [聪－－－－－涂－时]

Jyutping cung1 ming4 jat1 sai3 , wu4 tou4 jat1 si4
Pinyin cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom)
  2. every man has a fool in his sleeve