cōngming

acute (of sight and hearing) / clever / intelligent / bright / smart

cōng

quick at hearing / wise / clever / sharp-witted / intelligent / acute

cōngyǐng

smart / intelligent

cóngmingyīshì,měngdǒngyīshí

see [[聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时<cóngmingyīshì]], [[hútuyīshí>]]

cóngmingyīshì,hútuyīshí

even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom) / every man has a fool in his sleeve

cōngminglínglì

clever and quick-witted

cōngmíngfǎnbèicōngmíngwù

a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself / too smart for one's own good

cōngmingcáizhì

intelligence and wisdom

cōngmingjuédǐng

highly intelligent (idiom)

cōngmingguòtóu

too clever by half / excessive ingenuity