聰明一世，懵懂一時 cōng ming yī shì ， měng dǒng yī shí

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时[cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2]

CHARACTERS

聰 cōng intelligent, clever, bright
明 ming
HSK 1
bright, light, brilliant; clear
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
世 shì
HSK 3
generation; world; era
懵 měng stupid, ignorant, dull
懂 dǒng
HSK 2
understand, comprehend
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
時 shí time, season; era, age, period