聰明一世，懵懂一時

Chinese

		clever; intelligent; smart clever; intelligent; smart; bright; sharp; keen; perceptive	throughout one's life; first generation		muddled; confused; ignorant	a period of time; for a short while; for a time a period of time; for a short while; for a time; temporarily; momentarily; once
trad. (聰明一世，懵懂一時)		聰明	一世	，	懵懂	一時
simp. (聪明一世，懵懂一时)		聪明	一世	，	懵懂	一时

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cōngmíng yīshì, měngdǒng yīshí, cōngmíng yīshì, méngdǒng yīshí, cōngmíng yīshì, mēngdǒng yīshí

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄕˋ , ㄇㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄕˊ, ㄘㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄕˋ , ㄇㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄕˊ, ㄘㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄕˋ , ㄇㄥㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cung¹ ming⁴ jat¹ sai³, mung² dung² jat¹ si⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tshon-min ⁷iq-sy ⁶mon-ton ⁷iq-zy

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cōngmíng yīshì, měngdǒng yīshí [Phonetic: cōngmíngyíshì,méngdǒngyìshí]
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄕˋ , ㄇㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: congmíng yishìh, měngdǒng yishíh
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻung¹-ming² i¹-shih⁴, mêng³-tung³ i¹-shih²
  - Yale: tsūng-míng yī-shr̀-, měng-dǔng yī-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsongming ishyh, meengdoong ishyr
  - Palladius: цунмин иши, мэндун иши (cunmin iši, mɛndun iši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cōngmíng yīshì, méngdǒng yīshí [Phonetic: cōngmíng yíshì, méngdǒng yìshí]
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄕˋ , ㄇㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: congmíng yishìh, méngdǒng yishíh
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻung¹-ming² i¹-shih⁴, mêng²-tung³ i¹-shih²
  - Yale: tsūng-míng yī-shr̀-, méng-dǔng yī-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsongming ishyh, mengdoong ishyr
  - Palladius: цунмин иши, мэндун иши (cunmin iši, mɛndun iši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mɤŋ³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cōngmíng yīshì, mēngdǒng yīshí [Phonetic: cōngmíng yíshì, mēngdǒng yìshí]
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄕˋ , ㄇㄥㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: congmíng yishìh, mengdǒng yishíh
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻung¹-ming² i¹-shih⁴, mêng¹-tung³ i¹-shih²
  - Yale: tsūng-míng yī-shr̀-, mēng-dǔng yī-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsongming ishyh, mhengdoong ishyr
  - Palladius: цунмин иши, мэндун иши (cunmin iši, mɛndun iši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mɤŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cung¹ ming⁴ jat¹ sai³, mung² dung² jat¹ si⁴
  - Yale: chūng mìhng yāt sai, múng dúng yāt sìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsung¹ ming⁴ jat⁷ sai³, mung² dung² jat⁷ si⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cung¹ ming⁴ yed¹ sei³, mung² dung² yed¹ xi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³ mʊŋ³⁵ tʊŋ³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tshon-min ⁷iq-sy ⁶mon-ton ⁷iq-zy
  - MiniDict: tshon^平 min ih^入 sy mon^去 ton ih^入 zy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tshon-min ⁴iq-sr ³mon-ton ⁴iq-zr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵ min³³ iɪʔ³³ sz̩³³ moŋ²² toŋ³³ iɪʔ³³ zz̩⁴⁴/

Proverb

聰明一世，懵懂一時

Synonym of 聰明一世，糊塗一時／聪明一世，糊涂一时 (cōngmíng yīshì, hútú yīshí, “even smart people can have a momentary lapse in judgement; even Homer nods”)