聪明一世，懵懂一时

Traditional form:

聰明一世，懵懂一時

Pinyin (reading):

cōngmingyīshì,měngdǒngyīshí

Definitions:

• see 聰明一世，糊塗一時／聪明一世，糊涂一时 (cōngmingyīshì,hútuyīshí)

Characters:

• 聪 - sharp (of sight and hearing); intelligent, clever, bright
• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 懵 - stupid, ignorant, dull
• 懂 - to understand, to know
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 时 - time, season; period, era, age

Traditional characters:

• 聰 - sharp (of sight and hearing); intelligent, clever, bright
• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 懵 - stupid, ignorant, dull
• 懂 - to understand, to know
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 時 - time, season; period, era, age