# 聰慧
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cōnghuì
    (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cung$^1$ wai$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cōnghuì
*** Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: conghuèi
*** Wade–Giles: tsʻung$^1$-hui$^4$
*** Yale: tsūng-hwèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsonghuey
*** Palladius: цунхуэй (cunxuej)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cung$^1$ wai$^6$
*** Yale: chūng waih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsung$^1$ wai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cung$^1$ wei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²/

### Adjective

聰慧
* intelligent; bright; witty

#### Synonyms

* 乖巧 (guāiqiǎo)
* 了了 (liǎoliǎo) (literary)
* 伶俐 (línglì)
* 奢遮 (Wu, of a child)
* 宿鬼 (Hokkien)
* 性靈／性灵 (xìnglíng) (literary)
* 敏慧 (mǐnhuì)
* 明慧 (mínghuì)
* 明智 (míngzhì)
* 機敏／机敏 (jīmǐn)
* 機智／机智 (jīzhì)
* 機穎／机颖 (literary)
* 機警／机警 (jījǐng)
* 機靈／机灵
* 活絡／活络 (Wu)
* 睿智 (ruìzhì)
* 穎異／颖异 (yǐngyì) (formal)
* 精濟／精济 (Hokkien, of a child)
* 精靈／精灵 (jīnglíng)
* 精齊／精齐 (Hokkien, of a child)
* 聰敏／聪敏 (cōngmǐn)
* 聰明／聪明 (cōngmíng)
* 聰穎／聪颖 (cōngyǐng) (formal)
* 英明 (yīngmíng)
* 調皮／调皮 (tiáopí)
* 靈／灵 (líng)
* 靈光／灵光 ($^6$lin-kuaon) (Wu)
* 鬼 (guǐ) (informal)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 聰明 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 聰明 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 聰明 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 聰明 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 聰明 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 靈, 靈醒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 精靈, 聰明 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 聰明 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 聰明 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 聰明 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 聰明 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 聰明, 叻, 參 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 叻 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 伶俐, 叻 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 精, 扮𠮨 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 聰明, 精, 叻, 醒目, 扮𠮨 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 精靈, 聰明 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 聰明, 機靈 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聰明 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 聰明 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聰明 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 聰明, 精 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 聰明, 精 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 聰明 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 將 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 機靈, 聰明 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 聰明 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 聰明, 骨, 骨鳥 derogatory |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 聰明, 巧, 明白 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 聰明, 𠢕, 勥, 醒目, 巧 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 巧, 勥, 𠢕 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 精 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 精 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 聰明 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 聰明 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 靈, 聰明 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 靈泛, 聰明 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 聰明 |

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 聡(そう)慧(けい) (sōkei)
* → Korean: 총혜(聰慧) (chonghye)
* → Vietnamese: thông tuệ (聰慧)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 聰 | 慧 |
| そう Hyōgai | けい Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 聰慧 – see the following entry. :
| 【聡慧そうけい】 | [adjective] perspicacious, clear-eyed, clear-sighted, intelligent, wise |
(This term, 聰慧, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 聰 | 慧 |

### Adjective

聰慧
* chữ Hán form of thông tuệ (“knowledgeable”).