聪明一世，糊涂一时
聪明一世，糊涂一时
cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí
even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom); every man has a fool in his sleeve
idiom
Traditional: 聰明一世，糊塗一時
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- (idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom)
- every man has a fool in his sleeve
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Related Words
一尘不染(yī chén bù rǎn)· untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
→一笔不苟(yī bǐ bù gǒu)· lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
→千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席(qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí)· even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
→一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)· lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
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