# 聰明一世，懵懂一時
## Chinese

| | | clever; intelligent; smartclever; 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 timea period of time; for a short while; for a time; temporarily; momentarily; once |
| trad. (聰明一世，懵懂一時) | 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) | 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): ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ , ㄇㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ, ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ , ㄇㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ, ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ , ㄇㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cung$^1$ ming$^4$ jat$^1$ sai$^3$, mung$^2$ dung$^2$ jat$^1$ si$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$tshon-min $^7$iq-sy $^6$mon-ton $^7$iq-zy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cōngmíng yīshì, měngdǒng yīshí [Phonetic: cōngmíngyíshì,méngdǒngyìshí]
*** Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ , ㄇㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: congmíng yishìh, měngdǒng yishíh
*** Wade–Giles: tsʻung$^1$-ming$^2$ i$^1$-shih$^4$, mêng$^3$-tung$^3$ i$^1$-shih$^2$
*** 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 : /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: ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ , ㄇㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: congmíng yishìh, méngdǒng yishíh
*** Wade–Giles: tsʻung$^1$-ming$^2$ i$^1$-shih$^4$, mêng$^2$-tung$^3$ i$^1$-shih$^2$
*** 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 : /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: ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ , ㄇㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: congmíng yishìh, mengdǒng yishíh
*** Wade–Giles: tsʻung$^1$-ming$^2$ i$^1$-shih$^4$, mêng$^1$-tung$^3$ i$^1$-shih$^2$
*** 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 : /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ mɤŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cung$^1$ ming$^4$ jat$^1$ sai$^3$, mung$^2$ dung$^2$ jat$^1$ si$^4$
*** Yale: chūng mìhng yāt sai, múng dúng yāt sìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsung$^1$ ming$^4$ jat$^7$ sai$^3$, mung$^2$ dung$^2$ jat$^7$ si$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cung$^1$ ming$^4$ yed$^1$ sei$^3$, mung$^2$ dung$^2$ yed$^1$ xi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³ mʊŋ³⁵ tʊŋ³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$tshon-min $^7$iq-sy $^6$mon-ton $^7$iq-zy
*** MiniDict: tshon$^平$ min ih$^入$ sy mon$^去$ ton ih$^入$ zy
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$tshon-min $^4$iq-sr $^3$mon-ton $^4$iq-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”)